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A WOMAN'S POINT OF VIEW.

To the Editor. Sir,—All submit to the fact that there is a ahortage of production in many industries (one of the inevitable outcomes of the war), and a consequent rise in prices. , But It is iniquitous that those profiteering giants, the shipping companies and the manufacturers, should be allowed by the authorities to take advantage of people's needs, and likewise iniquitous, and calling for our deepest contempt, is the exploitation of the householders by the dealers. Butcher, baker, draper, grocer, grain merchant, etc, all combine to exact the highest price possible from the worried housewife. For a tew lbs of bone, gristle and fat Bhe pays an extortionate sum. In former times 5s kept her hausq in nice meat for a week. Now she finds herself hard put to it to make 15s do the same. The bakers get off stale cakes at double the former price, and re-heated bread is not unknown, I am told If there's no profiteering, why the disparity in prices! Why does one draper Sell moth-eaten hose at 9s lid (worth, if sound, perhaps 3s 6d), while another charges 8s 6d for exactly the same (minus the moth holes) f Why do the grocers' prices vary So much, and why do our grocers almost all charge more for matches, candles, potatoes, pie fruits, dried fruits, etc., than the grocers do in Hawera? We do hear such a croaking here of shortage of currants and sultanas 1 My friend in Hawera can buy %doz. lbs currants or more at lid per lb at present, a week or so ago at lOd. Sultanas are Is 2d there. Our people charge mostly Is 2d and la 4d. The cry goes forth for women to be thrifty, to do without as much as possible and lessen the demand, etc. Now, the majority of women can spare little for unnecessary wares, but the few to whom especially a draper's shop is as enticing as the hotel bar is to a man fond of drink, certainly do Indulge in extravagant buying, and should exercise more Belf-restralnt. But what right have drapers to stock useless flummery and extravagant essentials at a time like this? They are the slnners-in-chlef in creating a demand in these goods. It. is time they—some of them, anyway—developed a sense of moral responsibility towards the weak ones of the earth. To effect an improvement, and keep a check on the small fry of the get-rlcli-qulck fraternity women' must unite, and I think the Mayoress would do well to call a meeting of housewives and other women interested for thS purpose of forming a Housewives' Union. Hoping to hear of something doing shortly,—l am, etc., HOUSEWIFE.* P.S.—The second act of the great sugar farce is now on and is unfolding its plot, a* many predicted. We've had short supplies of nasty sugar for months, although the output ia not less than ordinary. The thrifty mother who grew melons for Jam to take the place of dear butter has to give the melons to the pigs. Small blame to the women who refuse to keep the cradle full nowadays. The authorities who pose as price-fixers allow themselves to be hoodwinked (perhaps). The Board of Trade keeps hold still, but will probably soon say "go" and hurrah I We can have as much sugar as we please—at 35s or

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Taranaki Daily News, 1 July 1920, Page 2

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A WOMAN'S POINT OF VIEW. Taranaki Daily News, 1 July 1920, Page 2

A WOMAN'S POINT OF VIEW. Taranaki Daily News, 1 July 1920, Page 2

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