PRICE OF CORRUGATED IRON.
COMPLAINT IN THE HOUSE. (SPECIAL TO ''THE PRESS.") WELLINGTON, September 27. A case of alleged exploitation by an importer was mentioned in the House of Representatives to-day by Mr G. V. Pearce. He asked the i'rime Minister if h© knew that an English firm, with a branch at Wellington —Lysaght and Co.—had lately imported 500 tons of corrugated iron into New Zealand. No other firms could get this commodity, and tho result was that tiiis firm, having a monopoly, had been able to advance the price to about £100 a ton. Mr Massey said ho would bo very gi&d to make enquiries into tho matter. Mr Ell: As to the landed cost of the iron? "Mr Lee: Commandeer it.
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16018, 28 September 1917, Page 7
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123PRICE OF CORRUGATED IRON. Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16018, 28 September 1917, Page 7
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