DISHONEST TRADERS.
AUSTRALIANS ACCUSED.
(Bt ASSOCIATION—COPtRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND H.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.)
SYDNEY, January 13.
Addressing the Millions Club, Mr Roland Green, M.P., who has returned from a trip to the East, made serious allegations against Australian traderß in Eastern markets. He said that goods were delivered short in weight and very poorly packed, and this had resulted in a decline in Australian exports to the East from £45,000,000 in 1922-23 to £36,000,000 in 1923-24.
STATEMENTS DECLARED ABSURD.
(Australian and n.z. cable ASSociAtibN.)
(Received January 13th, 9.20 p.m.)
MELBOURNE, January 13,
Commenting oit Mr Green's Statement regarding short weight butter in the East, Mr P. J. Carroll, Commonwealth Supervisor of Dairy Exports, said: "It is a ridiculous Btatement. Butter is shipped to the East in 12, 24, and CO ounce tins, the amounts' being fixed by tho Commonwealth regulatloiis for thfc express purpose 6f permitting the Australian exporter to compete success' fully with Dutch and Danish producers. The regulations make it compulsory that the net weight shall be starupu. on the tins.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18899, 14 January 1927, Page 9
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