The Archive · 1938

Manchoukuo

Wheat, Flour Output Now Under Control of State Organizations

Changchun, Oct. 8.

Two more methods for controlling trade and industry will shortly make their appearance in Manchoukuo, these being a flour dealers' association for voluntary' supervision and a new corporation which will control the distribution of daily necessities.

The association will have in its hands e purchase of wheat, the production of flour, and the sale of wheat, flour, wheat bran and flour sacks.

The purchase of wheat by members must be within the quotas decided on by the Government, and the association will import wheat whenever necessary.

For milling the country is to be divided into regions, and allotments of production: will be made. Flour mills can be ordered to close.

Sales of flour can be made only to the association, which will resell it at the wholesale prices set bythe Government, Mills which cannot sell to dealers.

The association will act sole as agent for the sale of flour sacks, which cannot be made at the mills.

The idea of the necessities corporation is to furnish goods to the masses so as to prevent the cost of living rising—Reuter, Italian Deputies to Be Replaced Fasci and Corporations Chamber to Be Created Rome, Oct. 8.

The Fascist Grand Council has approved draft legislation. creating a Chamber of Fasci and Corporations to replace the Chamber of Deputies in March, 1939.

AIL legislative powers will be vested in the new Chamber together with the Senate.

The Chamber will include Signor Mussolini and various members of the Grand Council.—Reuter.

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