FRUIT INDUSTRY
SUBSIDY OF £4OOOO QUESTION OF DISTRIBUTION REQUEST BY GROWERS Nelson, April 20 Representations have been made to the -Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. AA . Leo Martin, who is visiting the Nelson district, regarding the distribution of the £40,000 allocated by the Government to assist fruitgrowers who sell their fruit on the local market. A deputation of growers suggested that the £40,000 should be distributed on a flat basis of 6d a case for all fruit sold locallv. The Minister said he would g’o into the matter with departmental officers and would give the request every consideration. The Government had granted £40,000 to help non-exporting growers to meet increased costs. The department would confer with growers in order to ascertain how they viewed the proposals. If the latter were not considered satisfactory, the de-
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXV, Issue 12306, 21 April 1937, Page 3
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