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HIGH COST OF FOOD.
SANITARY BOARD DISCUSSIONS.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1926.
Board because he hoped soms means might be adopted in the lot ting of thong markets to control the over soaring prices.
Market List Unofficial. Dr. Tso said he wished to sup- Mr. N. L. Smith presided at a port what Dr. Koch had said moeting of the Sanitary Board yes: The great evil lay in the forming terday afternoon. Members proof rings, but it would be dificult aont were Dr. W. W Pearse, the to break the ringe unlong the or Creasy, Dr. Board and control of the prices. W. V.M. Koch, Dr. S. W. Teo. It would have a very wholesome Mr. Wong Kwong-tin and Mr effect on the prices If some sort R. AD. Forrest (secretary). Dre of control could be exercised, A. Q. M. Severn was also present. Dr. Koch, pursuant to notice, asked the following question, "When stalls in the public markets are put up for tender can some arrangemont be made before they are lot whereby the head of the Santary Department can exercise effective control on the prices of commodities so as to keep them within reasonable limits did pre- vent the pronteering that now goes on apparently without hind- rance.
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me Reply.
The chairman said the market price list was unofficial. It was printed by one of the newspapers from time to time. The actual figures were provided by the mar kot overseet, who was on the staff of the Sanitary Department, but he merely obtained them by going to the stalls and asking the prices. As regards the control of pricea, there had been no very definite suggestion as to how it should be done. They would all like to control prices, from motor cars downwards, but it was very dif- ficult.
The chairman said the only con
If they abolished the market dition imposed by law in the Tatting laws and allowed the hawking of of market stalls was that the let-meat in the streets without con- ting should be by sealed tender,trol this would be outside the po-- and he did not consider it advis-licy of the Board, which was t able to recommend that the law be keep the e sold of fresh foods in altered to include any condition as the markets. He had been keer- to prices. Maximum prices for foodstuffs of all, kinda wäre im posed at the outbreak of war in 191, under emergency legisla tion, but before long it was found impossible to effect any real con- trol, and for the last two years the Food Committee confined its activities to such commodities as rice flour and tinned food.
ing close touch with the present high prices and they were not great deal above the wholesale prices at the slaughter houses. There was still a shortage of meat, and would be while these difficult times in China remained.
Sub-Committee Needed,
Rings there would be as long as there were Chinose salesmen, so far as he could sec. Perhaps the It was true that the marketard would like to appoint a com- stall-holders have what was milten: it was certainly an impor- practically a monopoly of certant matter. Lain foodstuffs, but the most effec tive method of maintaining prices at their proper economic level ap- peared to be ample competition within the monopoly. With that end in view the Board had, in con- nection with the 1927 estimates. recommended to the Government the building of a number of new markets as soon as economic con ditions permitted.
Dr. Koch: I think a sub-com- mittee would be a good thing.
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matter of cost so much into con- sideration. Apart from which it. would be found that a large num; ber of barges and lighters, which cost a good deal to keep up, could be done away with. If a system of destructore could be adopted he considered it would be a great saving to the Colony ultimately." Hongkong refuse had been anld to be very watery, but he understood the costructors were capable of dealing with refuse where the per- centage of water was as high as 92 to 94 per cent. In British Guiana and Trinidad they were in. his with great success. He was in Trinidad some years ago, in charge of a hospital where they had the pall system. Destructors were Introduced with great success, and the pshes evor were used to manure the Fress on which fed the horses which pulled the ambulance.
He thought a committee would be able to get much information of use, and it could then report to. the Board, for submission to the Government if it was in favour of such scheme. He proposed that' the following serve on the com- mittee-The chairman, Dr. Mae gown, the Hon. "Mr. H. T. Creasy and himself.
Dr. To seconded.
Government Already Moving. The Hon. Mr. Creasy said his aimculty in serving on the com- mittee was that he was already under instructions to enquire into this very matter, and report to the Government. As a matter of fact, an officer was at present at Home gaining information on incinera- tors and going carefully into all the items mentioned by Dr. Koch.. These instructions were given by His Excellency before the begin ning of the year, and the matter was slowly but surely approaching the report stage.
The chairman asked whether in view of what had been said Dr. Kach still wished the Board to ap point a Committee...
The chairman: Then I will g
Dr. Koch said he did. It ap- gest one at the next meeting.
Dr. Koch remarked that if hawkers Peared they were working in close
departments. The Board had were allowed to sell fresh ment
never been informed of this mat- they could be made to get itter. He did not see why the Board the slaughter houses where it should not continue its enquiries could be certified. They would
High prices of fresh foods dur-not have to pay rent nor would report. He didn't suggest
ing the past eleven months had been largely due to abnormal con- ditions.
The Rise of Prices.
they be in the ring. He thought it would be a very sound scheme.
The chairman said he was afraid when lawkers were allowed to hawk pork during the strike they didn't get it from slaughter houses. Pigs were killed all over the Colony, but it was winked at because the people had to be fed.
Dr. Koch said he had in his hand a list of prices which was published every week by a locil newspaper.. It bore no signature and he did not know by whose Authority it was published. It' had three columns in which were, the prices in 1914, 1918 and 1926. ing resolution; "That this Board
Refuse Destruction.
Dr. Koch then moved the follow
they would do it better than the Government, but it was possible" they could add some light on the matter.
The motion was put, and carried unanimously.
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In those three columns were to be appoint a small committee to en-cautioned the pilot, "I want it dis- found prices which were alto-quire into and report on the ques- gether out of proportion to what tion of refuse destruction and the they ought to be. Soup meat in possibility of its adoption in this 1914 was: 8 conta a pound. It was
Colony." now i cents, an increase of over 396 per cent. Sirloin was listed for 1926 at 37 cents a pound, but it could not be bought at less than 45. Those prices given' as for 1926 were really the prices of the less good food that was sold, ing of experiments which had been" He Mutton, again had gone up from made, in the Malay Statos.
In support he remarked that th matter was something of a hardy annual. It had been turned down several times, but there seemed p reason why it should not be con- sidered again. He had been read-
27 cents a pound in 1918 to 55 was informed that destructors. cents, pork chops from: 23 to 60 were working there, and, bad be:: cents, lard fat and lard from 21 used in connection with refuse much the same as that of Hong- to 40 cents.
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It was not necessary for him t..kong. They worked very efficient go through the whole list; they, ly. Doubtless if a committee wers were just specimens of the enor-formed to go into the matter they ∙mons increase in cost which he di could get data concerning the cost
of these incinerators... not consider justified. What was
» Refuse at the bottom of the matter was
was supposed to be the fact that those whose tenders dumped here at certain points were successful formed themselves where the tides should have no et- into a ring in order to force prices fect upon it, and we ought to be free from a return of all this rubbish if it was dumped where it ought to be dumped. But it ofte: was not. If often happened that so soon as the barges got out of. sight they didn't think twice about.
up.
Hawking Meat.
A little while ago when the price of pork was in question. the Gov- ernment allowed pork to be sold
In the streets, when it was sold putting it overboard where they. at reasonable prices, and he nup-could, Ab........../ ́D result bathing posed the result was that the beaches were made; offensive by prices Inside the markets went this refuse coming back."
down. Then the Government had
to come down on the poor hawkers. The whole thing was the monopoly.
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Other Uses.
Apart from this, if the destruc-
There was no need to alter the tors could work satisfactorily they law, but he thought a few words could get a cortain amount of from the head of the Department power from it, which would be of to the monopolists would be ef- great help. They could make ust or the power generated for the fective..
Some time ago, when the new utilization of sea water for the fish shop was started, the Figh-flushing of surface channels, and mongers' Guild got the wind up, for flushing closets, and they could and thought they were going to instal a water carriage system have very great opposition and without much difficulty or expense. All these things were economie eculd not keep their prices up. They wanted to preserve a mon-points which might be considered. poly. They did keep prices up, and the prices published in the list he had were purely fictitious.
If ono went to the market and orked for meat at the price quoted on the list one was promptly re. Matter of Public Health fused or given inferior stuff.
Of course the cost of these In- Something ought to be done to finerntors would be very great at break the monopoly, for it was/get-first, but in a
ng to be a very serious matter. le brought the matter buffs tha
Apart from theso-things thero would not be in typhoon weather. unsightly dumps of refuse on the sea front, a great annoyance to one's nostrils.
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