NO STALE BREAD

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20733, 17 February 1939, Page 9

NO STALE BREAD

ASSISTANCE TO BAKERB

COMPENSATION FOR COSTS rn 7 WELLINGTON. Thursday Stating the reason for regulations gazetted to-day prohibiting the return of stale bread* to bakers by retailers, the Minister of Industries and Commerce. the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, said that for some time representations had been made by the New Zealand Master Rakers’ Federation for some measure of relief to bakers to compensate them for increased costs. “ An extensive investigation has just been completed by the department," said the Minister. “ The result show’s that while casts vary considerably as between individual bakers and as between different cities and towns, nevertheless costs generally speaking have increased to some extent, principally due. to wage increases. The Government has decided to grant relief to bakers to this extent. The proposals. which will be put into effect immediately, do not involve any increases in the price of bread to the public. “ The position will be. met in two ways—first, by an adjustment of flour prices charged to bakers and by the removal of certain anomalies which have existed in respect of bakers in certain places as regards the relation of bread prices to flour prices; and secondly, by the passing of regulations prohibiting the return of stale bread to bakers. The gain which will accrue to bakers generally from such regulations, together with adjustments and the removal of anomalies referred to, will he sufficient to compensate them for the cost increases and will remove certain disparities which have existed in the relative position of bakers in different parts of the country.”