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Title

CONSTITUTION ALTERATION (TRADE AND COMMERCE) BILL

Second Reading

Database

Senate Hansard

Date

11-12-1912

Source

SENATE

Parl No.

4

Electorate

 

Interjector

MCDOUGALL, Allan

Page

 

Role

 

Party

 

Presenter

 

Status

 

Question No.

 

Questioner

 

Responder

 

Speaker

MCDOUGALL, Allan

Stage

Second Reading

Type

 

Context

 

System Id

hansard80/hansards80/1912-12-11/0043


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Wednesday, 11 December 1912


Senator MCDOUGALL - Do not the bakers fix the price of bread ?


Senator SHANNON - I do not know how often the bakers fix the price of bread. An increase or a decrease of is. a ton on flour does not materially affect the price of bread.


Senator Mcdougall - Competition does not fix the price of bread ; the bakers meet together and fix the price.


Senator SHANNON - The prices for wheat and flour fluctuate from day to day, and until the bakers see that the prices are on a fairly steady and even basis they do not attempt to fix the price of bread. I thank God that these proposals have not to be decided by this Parliament at the present time, but have to be referred to the people. I believe that when the people have looked carefully into them they will not grant to this Parliament greater powers than it now possesses..

Sitting suspended from 6.27 to 8 p.m.






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