SHARP CRITICISM
AGAINST AUSTRALIAN TRADERS, j SHORT WEIGTH AND POOR PACKING. (Fre>» Association—By telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, January 13. Addressing the Millions Club, Mr Roland Green, a member of the Federal House of Representatives, who has returned from the East,- made serious allegations against Australian traders in the Eastern markets. He said the goods were delivered short in weight and very poorly packed, and had resulted in a decline in the Australian exports to the East from £45,000,000 in 1922-23 to £36,000,000 in 1923-24. AN OFFICIAL REPLY. WEIGHT FIXED BY REGULATION. MELBOURNE, January 13. (Received Jan. 13, at 9.20 p.in.) Commenting on Mr Green’s statement regarding short weight butter in the East, Mr P. J. Carroll, Commonwealth supervisor of dairy exports, said: “It is a idiculous statement—utterly absurd. Butter s shipped to the East in 12, 24, and 60oz ;ins, the amounts being fixed by the Commonwealth regulations for the express mrpose of permitting the Australian exDorter to compete successfully with the Dutch and Danish market. Regulations nake it compulsory that the net weight 50 stamped on the tins.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19997, 14 January 1927, Page 9
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