ANOTHER MONOPOLY.
Per Preas'Association. Received 24, 5.23 p.m. London, May 23. The Greek currant monopoly has been completed. An E aglish syndicate purchases the entire annual crop, esti-j mated at 550,000 tons at fixed prices. The growers are to receive 50 per cent of the. profit; after a dividend of six per. cent has been paid to the federation. The grocers of the United Kingdom' have wired to the K'ng of Greece protesting against the monopoly which it ib intended to determinedly oppose. SOUTH AFRIOfI. THE LiBOUR QUE3TION. j Per Press Association. j Received 21,5.23 p.m. Cape Town, May 23. The Chamber of Mines at Johannesburg has discussed the native labour question. Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, president, said if the Government encroached on the present 1 ibour supply of the mines for purposes of public works, importation of cheap coloured labour from somewhere would become necessary. It was unanimously resolved to recommend tbe Government to import indentured coolies for the construction of railways.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 122, 25 May 1903, Page 3
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162ANOTHER MONOPOLY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 122, 25 May 1903, Page 3
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