THE IMPORTED WHEAT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 205, 6 February 1915, Page 3

THE IMPORTED WHEAT.

} A TARANAKI PROTEST. | Mr H. J. Okey, M.P., ror Taranakij on Thursday evening wired the Premier expressing dissatisfaction at the whole of the Australian wheat ex Kaiapoi in Sydney being distributed among the Southern mills. He pointed out that the Southern mills had had sufficient wheat to keep them working practically right through, whilst the mill in Taranaki had had to close down most of the season for want of milling supplies. Mr Okey also asked if further supplies of flour could not be forwarded to Taranaki to meet the shortage, which was very acute among the bakers here at the present time. Yesterday, Mr Okey received a reply to the effect that the New Plymouth people were not overlooked. The whole of the Niagara and Waitemata cargoes of wheat had been distributed in the North Island, and New Plymouth had got its share. Another steamer would shortly arrive, and her cargo was mostly available to supply Northern applications. In the matter of flour, seventy tons had been purchased and delivered in New Plymouth alone, whilst Inglewood. Stratford, Hawera and other places had had attention. An addition fifteen tons of flour should be at New Plymouth by now.