WHY?
Says the< Masberton, Times:; WKy should household ooal cost .£3 .a t<»ii' ■; in ChrLStchtia-ch, a;nd £2 2s in Hair.iltoal • Why are eggs 3& c-|cH p&v dozen in Wellington, and Is 9d" per. . dozen) in Ashburton? Why is ?\ i ■ humble onion 4d per lb wt Napier and 6sdper lb in Waihi? To lake aj group of manufactured articles, why should a' bottle of Worcenter sauce cost 7|d in Waihi and' lid ifl | Whamgareii? Why an-e war vte-tas Is a, dozen in Oanraru and . Vsd :i dozen in Alexandra? Aud why *in the DujnediniteßS buy Avater biscuits for 5d per lb while) the inhabitants of Napier have to. pay "B|d? A 2511) 1 bag of flour costs- 4s 6d in Oh:it«i----i church, and 5s s|d in, _ -Masterto.i, ! while a Tib bag of oatmeal costs 2g| 4|d in Christchurch amd 3fe. in 1 Waihi. Why? And why should ibe Taihape citizen pay Od for a^pacUvet ■of ■ oigarefcteß the Ashbur'(r.:i toibacconists dispense for :7|d? Answers' to tlies©' questioms would throw quite a' lot of light! on the cost of living question: \
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Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13933, 11 July 1919, Page 1
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178WHY? Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13933, 11 July 1919, Page 1
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