FOWL WHEAT
THE EFFECT OF " IMPORTATION
' •' f - " ’AUCKLAND, Atigtist- 29: It is not likely that the Govern-' ment’s decisioh - -to ,: import- ' -wheat as poultry■ 'food ' -for sale to mertibaUts-in the North Island at ss'3d a bushel, ex wharf at 'Auckland and Wellington, V ill result in much relief to the poultry industry, according‘to Mr’ F. TI. Wells, of Papatbtoe, a promitient pbultry 'keeper. He said that the merchants could not handle wheat, for a return of less than 4d ar ‘bushel, and this would bring the cost to the'poul-try-keeper up to at least 5s 7d. At present;- the price was about -5s 9d r so "any- saving wotilH Tiafclly BKV’orth reirarding,"': What • tub • -poultry-keepers : wanted was the admission of 'wheat into the'. Dominion duty ' free, "thus lowering the •price to, possibly, 4s 6d a bushel.
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Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1932, Page 6
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135FOWL WHEAT Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1932, Page 6
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