THE WHEAT CROP
PLANS lOE DEALING WITH IT.
By. Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, November 2. A conference called by the Board of Trade to consider plans tor dealing with next season's wheat crop met toiday. The Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald presided, and sixty representatives of bodies and industries affected attended. Committees were set up to represent different sections, with, instructions to go into details.
Speaking.this evening the Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald expressed himself as pleased with the admirable spirit of the conference, which clearly wished to overcome difficulties and place tho scheme on a sound ■ workable footing. Delegates had instructed the committee to givo the Government every possible assistance. He was confident, therefore, the Government would have the co-operation of till concerned with the wheat business. -The Government was out to do its best to prevent the-price of bread rising. 'I ho amendments suggested so far were merely connected with minor points of dotail. There had been very little disagreement •with the proposals of the Board of Trade.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 34, 3 November 1917, Page 10
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171THE WHEAT CROP Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 34, 3 November 1917, Page 10
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