DOMINION NEWS.
THE PEKJE OF ETOUR. By Telegraph.—Press Association Wellington, Last 'Nighi. Replying to a question about the rumored rise of £2 per ton in the- price flour, the Hon. W. t>- IS. MacDoftald said the report was unfounded. The milleri hfid agreed with the Board of Trade not to apply for an increase in the price ol £ls 10*61 at southern ports until February 1, 191®, so long as wheat Remained at the present gazetted price. The Australian wheat now being imported did not affect the price of flour, as it Was being sold to millers at the same price ad New Zealand-grown wheat. another stepping imposition. Wellington, Last Night. Tor some time there has been a waf risk of one ahiiUsg per cent, on coastal shipping traversing the mine zones, and an additional two shillings per cent, on freight has now been imposed. Thii does not affeet the East Coast trade.
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Taranaki Daily News, 30 August 1918, Page 4
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153DOMINION NEWS. Taranaki Daily News, 30 August 1918, Page 4
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