Sugar Rationing: When Will It End?
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WELLINGTON, August 4. Is the end of sugar rationing held np by the Broompark dispute? In the House of Representatives today, Alr. Nordmeyer' replying to TMr. E. P. Aderman (New Plymouth, Opposition) said there was every prospect of a continnity of sppplies of raw sugar from Fiji and Queensland despite the lioldup of the Broompark. Mr. Aderman said the reply -was simply an evasion of the question which souglit to lcnow whether the lifting of the sugar rationing would be affected by the delay in unloading the sugar cargo on the Broompark. "In the.light of all that sugar and its deterioration to some extent, the Minister evades the issue, " said IMr. Aderman. The peoI ple should know whether sugar rationing would be determined as a conse- | quence of the delay in unloading the 1 Broompark V cargo. ; Mr. W. A. Sheat (Patea, Gpposition) said there was a huge quantitv of sugar available in Australia which, if it could be brought to New Zealand, would Tnean the end of sugar rationing. Mr. Nordmeyer: Quite wrong. - IMx*. Sheat said it was time the Govermnent made a statement on the whole position of sugar rationing and on the prospects of rationing being lifted.
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 August 1948, Page 6
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