PROTECTION WANTED.
DEMANDS OF WHEAT GROWERS AND MERCHANTS. THE ANALOGY OF BOOTS. CHRISTCHURCH, February 16. “This conference urgently requests the Government to adopt the one means at its disposal to prevent the tion of low-priced flour from depressing the price of New Zealand grown wheat, which is happening at the present time to the gfeat disadvantage of the grower. The deputation previously appointed is instructed to proceed to Wellington and press the matter strongly upon the Government.” The above resolution was carried unanimously to-day by a representative gathering of wheat growers, merchants, millers and others in business associated with wheat-growing. It was the geenral opinion of the meeting that the dumping duty should be 255. Ono speaker said that if this would not suffice to exclude Australian flour, the Government should use other means. “Not to put too fine a point on it,” said Mr. W. Machin, general manager of the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association, “we don’t want Australian flour here. It is an undue hurdle for our growers to face.” He also argued that if it was legitimate to- put a 40 per cent, duty on boots, why not a 30 per cent, duty on flour.—(P.A.)
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Wairarapa Age, 17 February 1927, Page 5
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198PROTECTION WANTED. Wairarapa Age, 17 February 1927, Page 5
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