THE HEMP INDUSTRY.
POSITION DISCUSSED BY NORTHERN MILLERS.
The serious drop in the price of (lax was discussed at a meeting of the Northern Flaxmillers’ Association at Auckland. The advisability of the mills remaining closed for a further period was also considered, and it was agreed that on the present basis the mills could not work at a profit. If was deckled to call a meeting of all millers of the province in August to tix on a date on which it may he considered that prices and conditions would permit; them to operate. The secretary, Mr •I. A. Duncan, staled that he had written to the Acting-Prime Minister, drawing his attention to the congested state,of he flax stores in the Auckland district, and staling that unless relief was afforded by the provision of shipping space, the millers would he unable to start in the spring as usual. This would involve the lying idle of the large capital sunk in the industry, and, further, an opening for unskilled labour would he closed The Act-ing-Prime Minister, in his reply, promised to communicate with Mr Massey and to endeavour to obtain shipping space.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1856, 23 July 1918, Page 3
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191THE HEMP INDUSTRY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1856, 23 July 1918, Page 3
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