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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 250, 19 October 1907, Page 4

#■;,. ; v T!HE--' V ..-Hr- i FLOUR' -AjNB WHEAT 1 : BLPTrSL"! " HOW IS THIS GOING TO BE WOBK'ED' The quotations for Flour, and Wheat are always at seaboard ports, where wheat is shipped, i.e., in wheat-growing countries. For Instance, Lyttelton, Timarn, and ipamaru are the ports, where wheat Is shipped, hence New Zealand's quotations lor Wheat and Flour are given us at those ports. If the Sliding Scale Duty Bill becomes ' law, and the duty is removed when Flour exceeds £11 per ton, and assuming Wheat is just selling at a price to clear the miller from loss, what about the "North Island Mills, which draw their; Wheat Supplies from the South, and require 20/ per ton more to cover freight and other expenses? And the same applies to Southern Flour. Would the duty on! Flour and Wheat be removed for the North Island? If so, would not the North Island soon become an Australian freehold, and the Southern Wheat--grower become a thing of the past? Assuming the farmers, refused to sell Wheat at the Government, price for Flour, by remaining off the market for 2 or 3 months, with advancing markets throughout the world as at present, IS THESE ANY LAW THAT COULD COMPEL THEM TO SELL WHEAT AT THE GOVERNMENT'S PRICE FOR FLOUR? The Commonwealth of Australia, before the prospective drought, was seriously considering the necessity of offering a bonus to encourage the exportation of Flour to open up its immense.areas for Wheat-grow-ing. The Commonwealth's duties on Wheat and Flonr are 50/ per ton, against New Zealand's 20/ per ton. The Australian export price for Flour, is always from 10/ to 15/ per ton below its local price, and If further encouraged by a bonus what will become- of the Wheatgrowing and Milling .Industries of .little New Zealand, with its numerous dependencies, and would not the cessation of those . Industries seriously affect onr Railway Revenue? So let us pause and consider before going iv for hasty legislation to ruin "GOD'S OWN COUNTRY," which has also had a serioas drought South—the first for 13 years—which, alone cost OAMARU £250,000 (vide Southern papers). '.A. '"Ri ECOBD "pURCHASE OF LONDON WAREHOUSE SAMPLES OF. -DLOUSES, r-iOSTUMES, TTNDERSKIRTS,. A PRONS, TQRESSING JACKETS, .QHILDREN-S "QRESSES, £*OATS, "piNAFORES, TTATS, AND "DONNETS. LOVELY GOODS SELLING 2@ PER CENT. BELOW USUAL PBICES INSPECTION INVITED. JOHN COXmT, LTD. rpWO jQiHOPS, QUEEN STREET. TJIBBONS. Over 200 different shades in Wide Mousseline and Glace Millinery Ribbons, good quality, all silk, 1/6 yard. The largest stock of Ribbons, to select from in New Zealand. JOHN COURT, LTD. QUEEN STREET. -ISA DIFFERENT SHADES IN ALL J-*J\J SILK MILLINERY TULLE, double width, best quality, and shower proor. All colours In Double-width Chiffon, 1/, 1/6, and 1/11 yard. JOHN C6tJRT. LTD. QUEEN-STREET 1 . •fiSPIICI A i. T>~A B G A I N. . YTTTHITE KJ|TRIPE AND QrIECK •jyrusLiNS, TJSUAL pBICES, 6 D, $%?. QS/^-, . " And :j£cru • WHITE EMBROIDERED SPOTS, 6% D - 734 D ' 8% D - ■QPECIAL T>BICE, FOR lyj-ONDAY rQNLY, A_3A D YARD. ONLY. AT JOHN COURTS LTD. TWO SHOP& QUEEN^STREET. LADIES* COTTON AND LISLE HOSE, Plain and Lace, with and without Cashmere Feet, 1/, 1/4, 1/6, 1/0, 1/11 pair,.in Black and Tans,'better value •than ever, at JOHN COURT. LTD. QUEEN^STREET. LADIES' WHITE UNDERSKIRTS, nicely ■ trimmed with Ince, 2/6, 2/11, 3/6, 8/11, 4/6, 4/11, to 27/0 each MOREEN UNDERSKIRTS, well cut, full size, in all colours, 2/6, 2/11, 3/6, 3/11, 4/11, to S/ll each, at JOHN COURT, LTD QUEEN-STREET. LADIES' BLOUSES, in Check and Floral ' designs, uTcely trimmed, 1/11, 2/6, 2/11, 3/6, 3/11, 46/, 4/11, to 15/6 each CHECK AND FLORAL COSTUMES, for holiday wear, well made, good "fitting, 8/11, 9/6, 10/6, to 35/ each ''■ JOHN COURT, LTD