Sugar Rationing
“In view of the fact that it has been reported in the Press that Australia has abandoned rationing sugar, will the Minister of Supply advise the House whether or not he contemplates relaxing or eliminating sugar rationing in the Dominion,” was a question asked in the House by Mr W. J. Broadfoot (Opposition, Waitomo). He added that Australian sugar rationing did not greatly assist Great Britain and that sugar production showed a marked increase in the 1946-47 season. American Farm Values American farm property prices have increased 92 per cent, above 1935-39 values, and, as a result of President Truman’s “deep concern” over the situation the Agricultural Department called a conference of leading agencies and agricultural leaders. President Truman in his letter to the Secretary of Agriculture pointed out that in 24 States land prices exceeded the inflationary peak of 1920, and many properties were changing hands at values which could not be sustained by the probable long-term earnings of the properties.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 62, 4 August 1947, Page 2
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164Sugar Rationing Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 62, 4 August 1947, Page 2
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