LEANING ON THE GOVERNMENT
* MR. MASSEY MAKES A PROTEST. "But don't depend too much on the Government." said Mr. Massey to a deputation yesterday. "Just now if a niiiir Willi's ii pound of sugar or a gallon of petrol he sends «. telegram to (ho Prime Minister, and asks that ic be sent to him bv post. This lias become iv creat trading concern. I think '.lie Government has done very well.- The samo is heiinr done about coal. I don't think there need be any anxiety «bout tho "supnlv of coal for some line to come. Anil Mivoiio would think tho supply of Bun.'ii' had failed utterly, to rend some, of the communications I receive. I have, information which shows that cortainlv the Sugar Company is turning; out as much sugar to-day as at any time, in its historv. Mr. Svkes: Don't you think there is hoarding going on somewhere? Mr. Masse v: I can't explain it any other vav. The representative of tho company told me that thoy would lie able to no on at the present rate for the next few months, but beyond that he could not saw That depends on the crop Bvowinc now. And in this respect tho 'strike in Fiji at present is important."
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 107, 30 January 1920, Page 6
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210LEANING ON THE GOVERNMENT Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 107, 30 January 1920, Page 6
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