THE EXPORT TRADE.
Clutha Leader, Rōrahi VII, Putanga 390, 1 Paengawhāwhā 1881, Page 5
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THE EXPORT TRADE.
TO THB BDITOK. ] Sir, — Certainly the C l uthaites. deserve. • great praise for the pluck and energy in-* forming themselves into an association for - the purpose of exporting their surplus, j grain ; and it is hoped thoy will exorcise ' the same amount of Bpirit and energy iiu I carrying out their intentions* Judging.; 1 from the reports from the Home Country • i regarding the inferior quality of the New • j Zealand grain sent there - httoly, your- advice to the Association in your issue of . *| 18th March, that nothing except firat-olas-j j grain ought to bo exported is a sound one, . '■} Grain that is generally saleable here would? - not be looked at. in Britain. Good weak**'. 'I are not saleable grain , and ought, • there- fore, to be extracted.. L consider^ there- - Al fore, that the Association should-, besides -j X looking at the general appsarauceof the-. ;| grain, invariably adopt a test, which,. i» ; i,| generally , i not universally employed in j I the Mother Country for testing its quality ,_ Aj viz., to measm*. the grain by^ a -standard**!^ .bushel, and also weigh* the same.' l ilThe* | weight of a measui'ed bushel of ' j* whe_t.is,62ib., and that of oataisr l think, „^| . 42Lb;^ Grain weighings more than these* standards t is. consider ed good, but if lass,, | *it is inferior, and hardly /saleable; VGraii* | grown on souie soils look's well but' weigh*;, j ■ light r- , Lara* ota-,. --*','.; XX<yXs:is<- yi&XA-X% li - -A^Oih^^ovi'mtK iiM
