SHORTAGE OF ONIONS
ENQUIRIES MADE MINISTER REPLIES j\lr A. G. KuUquist, M.P., made • representations ; toi the Hon. W. Nash in regard , to,the acute shortage of onions. The following is a .. which Mr Hultquist has received from the Minister: • With reference to your telegrams re onions. The import selections are not responsible for present shortage which is caused through lack of ship ping accommodation. The position is accentuated through machinery breakdown on vessels which has been delayed two or three weeks and is now due to arrive early in December, with Canadian onions.With the arrival of this and supplies of onions to hand early in January the tion will be eased. Enquiries have also been Australia but because of importation from that country is considered inadvisable.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 92, 24 November 1939, Page 4
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