The Wheat Crop.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 28 September 1917, Page 3

The Wheat Crop.

Wellington, September 26. In reply to Mr Talbot Mr Massey stated tp-day that it was not intended to gazette any further particulars regarding the purchase of wheat until the Board of Trade had visited the South Island and conferred with all incerested! parties. The question whether all varieties of milling wheat would be paid for at the same rate would be decided after evidence had been taken by the board, as would also the question whether the permits to purchase would be for the different varieties of wheat in proportion. The Government would not be responsible for the purchase of any rejected wheat which did not reach the class of good milling wheat in good merchantable order and condition. Until further information was available as to the probable quantity of wheat likely to be harvested no arrangements could be made regarding stores. The question of taking immediate steps to make arrangements in regard to the growing of wheat for the 1918-19 season was at present under the consideration of the Government.