SOARING PRICES OF CEMENT
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State Mav Set Up Own Works FIXATION OTHERWISE
(By Telearraph-
"AUCKLAND, Last Night* ' An announcement that the Government would probably establish & modern cement works was made by the Minis,'ter of Public Works (Hon. R. Semple) ;to a deputation of - settlers at Dairy ipiat. It was pointed out to the Minister that cement at the present #me was iaelling for 100/- per tonanditwas sugIgested that the. price should be brought idown to 30/- per ton so that farmers" I could freely use this essential' material. 1 4 1 The cement question has not. been fully gone into said Mr Semple.'/ « « There ara' two alternatives. One is to fix th© price of cement and the other is to establish a Government cement works. The Government aird the farmer have both been suSering from having to pay high prices for cement. The Government will probably establish a modern cement works to check the soaring prices. It is not the intention of the Labour Government to allow people to. proflteer at the jrapense of lothers,"
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 46, 10 March 1937, Page 9
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