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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 252, 22 October 1907, Page 4

OONSIBEEi THE FLOIIB AiNB SIiIDING DtrfiYi SCiAIJE. HOW IS THIS GOING TO BE WORKED? The quotations for Flour and Wheat are always at seaboard ports, where wheat is shipped, i.e., .in wneat-growing countries. For instance, Lyttelton, Timara, and Oamaru are the ports where wheat is shipped, hence New Zealand's quotations for Wheat and Flonr 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", wiat 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 ? AnoSth'e 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, in its time of plenty, and the Southern Wheatgrower become a thing 6f 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 THERE ANY LAW THAT COtJLD COMPEL THEM TO SELL WHEAT AT THE GOVERNMENT'S PRICE FOR FLQUR? The Commonwealth of Australia, before the prospective drought, was seriously considering; the" necessity of offering a bonns to encourage the .of Flour to open up its immense areas for Wheat-grow-,lns. , The Commonwealth's duties on Wheat and Flour 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 beioV Its local price, and if further encouraged by a bonus what will become of the Wheatgrowing and Mllllnir Industries of little New Zealand, with its numerous dependencies, and would not the cessation of those industries seriously affect our Railway Hevenue? So let us pause and consider before,going In for hasty legislation to ruin "GOD'S OWN COUNTRY,!' which has also had a serious drought South—the first for '13 years—which, alone cost OAMARU £250,000 (vide Southern papers). ■■ J] AN C X -ye S S. ; SEE WINDOW. ; PRICES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. I ;B. J. M. KEiIP, queen-st: ; IMPEY I/HX, : QUEEN-STREET. • Importers of OILS, COLOURS, WHITE LEAD, POLISHED PLATE; ORNAMENTAL AND SHEET ; GLASS. A BT p;APERHANGINGS & TfiRrEZES ROOM AND PICTURE MOULDINGS. :, SIGNWRITERS, GLASS EMBOSSERS, Designers and Makers of LEADED LIGHTS. IMIPEZ~LTI>., queen-street;. SHREWD iBiUYEEIS SHOUIiD CAlit AND iINSPECI iTHE NEW GOODS JTJST OPENED BY ,OTJB [ TRONMONGERY jQEPARTMENT. '....., KOTB THE FOLLOWING . BARGAINS :— MIRRORS, to hang up, Plate Glass, strong, 6x4, 7x5, Sx 6, 9x7, 10x8, 7d. 9d. 1/3. 1/9. 2/3. MIRRORS, to stand, with Tray, Plate Glass 9x7, ' 10 x. 8, 12 x 9 3/9. 4/G. 5/6. STEVENS' HEAVY ENAMELLED SAUCE ■ , PANS, and Covers, Strong. 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 1G pints. 2/3. 2/6. 3/. 3/6. 4/. 4/9. ,5/3. 5/9 each. METAXrXJC GAS TUBING, cut to Size required, 4Jd foot; PUDDING SPOONS, The Gourmet, 8d each. You should have one of tUese. We are also showing a Splendid Variety of GLASSWARE, FANCY CUPS AND ' SAUCERS, JUGS, CANDLESTICKS, FLOWER VASES, ENAMELLED WARE, Etc., Etc.. at .;■»•■«••' OUR FAMOUS LOW PRICES. ! H. M. SMEEOXM, LTD. GENERAL PROVIDERS. LADIES' tailoring; OUR NEW SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS ARE NOW OPENED UP. New Designs in SICILIANS, LUSTRES, TWEEDS, SERGES.- Etc. High-class Work at Moderate Prices. A' W OOLLA , MS A ND j' ■ LADES' TAILORS; QUEEN-ST. . •rrOUSE REMOVING OB RAISING. DRAINAGE to City Council By-laws. CONCRETE WORK of any kind. FENCING, plalu or ornamental. . CJAM. ; :& -jgONS. '■■'•■; - i. Phone >7o£;. j