EXPORT OF SUGAR

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9789, 12 October 1917, Page 3

EXPORT OF SUGAR

AS GIFTS FOB SOLDIERS. _____ < AT PRESENT UNDER EMBARGO. Mr C. J. Talbot, M.P. for Teaimka,' asked the Minister for Customs" yes-' torday afternoon what was the position with regard to the patriotic societies who had sent sugar as Christmas gifts to the troops, now that the importation of sugar was prohibited at Home. A number of the patriotic societies, ho added, also held a lot of sugar for New Year’s gifts, and they •were anxious to know the position The Hon. Arthur Myers stated that in the meantime the Post Office authorities were refusing applications to forward any parcels containing sugar, having regard to the specific instructions received from the Imperial authorities. He understood from tno Minister for Defence that he had just dispatched a cable to the High Commissioner asking him to cable out the exact position as to the parcels that had been sent. At present the Post Office could not see its way to send further parcels. Mr J. A. Young (Waikato): “Is it true that there is a shortage of sugar in the Old Country?” Mr Massey; “They have hardly any.” Mr Young: “Then why do they refuse to accept it from this country ?”