THE PRICE OF SUGAR
FEDERAL- GOVERNMENT WILL NOT SANCTION INCREASE; Melbourne, March 9. In the House of 'Representatives Mr., Hughes stated that tho Government was not prepared to raise tho price of sugar, but would give the industry all tho profits, charging, only offico expenses of tho Govornmoni mnnngors, which means that the growers receive £22 7s. per ton for raw sugar for-tho period of the war and a season thereafter. This will not apply to New, South Wales growers, who are working.! under an agreement with tho Colonial Sugar Company, unless they are prepared to sell raw sugar to tiie Commonwealth at the same price as Queensland. , The Treasurer (Sir John Forrest) esI'lnates tho prolits of the Government's sugar transactions for thc t two years ending June 30 at half ii million.— Press Assn. , ,
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3024, 10 March 1917, Page 10
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135THE PRICE OF SUGAR Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3024, 10 March 1917, Page 10
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