BANANA SUPPLIES.
TOO HEAVY FOR DOMINION.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Saturday. New Zealand is over-supplied with bananas from her own dependencies in the Pacific and, consequently, she cannot take bananas from Norfolk Island. When questioned to-day both the Prime Minister, the ftt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, and the Minister of Industries and -Commerce, the Hon. P. Masters, said that as Norfolk Island was an Australian possession the responsibility for taking produce from there rested with the Commonwealth. The supply of bananas from Samoa, Niue, Fiji and Earotonga was in excess of New. Zealand's requirements, Mr. Masters said, and had been restricted. Consequently the importation of Norfolk Island bananas could not be allowed. "Australia is a big country," Mr. ' Forbes said, "and can use more bananas j
than we can, but she has no right to [ expect us to take bananas from her' possessions when we are over-supplied by our own." Mr. Forbes did not comment on a suggestion made by a recent visitor to Wellington that Norfolk Island should be attached to New Zealand, but Mr. Masters laughingly remarked that Australia would probably be glad to get rid of the island, while New Zealand would acquire more troubles if it was taken over. I
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 11, 14 January 1935, Page 9
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