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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. SUGAR. y SYD.VKV. Miiy 7. * Addressing u meeting of shareholders '.Mr E. Knox, chairman of directors of tlu' Colonial Sugar Company, said a large production <d‘ sugar was expected (lul'iiifX tin* coining season. The price to he paid to the manufacturers had not yet been fixed. As the result of alterations to the plant the company could now provide easily for the present, consumption of Australia and New Zealand. The 11)23 crop had turned out better than expected, and 10,000 tons had been exported during the last nine months. This season the export would he larger, Reletting to the Auckland refinery, he Raid there was no chance of maintaining the business if there were a reversion to the V'former free trade conditions. These latter obtained up till about lour years ago, when sugar at first was hand.cd bv the (loverunient, hut when they relinquished control last year a small protective duty on competing white sugar was • imposed, and this enabled the company to carry on. The duty expires in Seut’emher. hut the company hopes it. will be leeoguised that refining on a free trade basis is impracticable without incurring serious loss, and that the necessary protection will be granted ' to avert closing the industry.
TRAMWAY STRIKE. MELBOURNE, May 8. The Melbourne trams strike is still unsettled. The Tramway Hoard discharged 3.300 employees concerned m the strike.
A MURDER CHARGE. PERTH, May 0. The inquest into the death of .Tolm Cleorge O’Neill has concluded, and George Auburn has been committed for trial on a ebarge of murder.
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1924, Page 3
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