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Sir,—Your correspondent H. Till-
Sir. —A small section of the community invested over £BOOO on one horse during the holidays—sufficient tnoney to purchase 250.000 oranges at 8d each. “That is the price the public .would have 'to-'pay if they were imported from Australia at 37s 6d a case.” says the Hon. J. G. Barclay, Minister of Marketing, “and I do not think we would be justified in bringing oranges here for the civilian population at such a high price.” Women and children arc crying out for them all over the country. Yet millions of handles of beer at7d each were consumed in the last few weeks. But there is more money in racecourses and breweries for the Government than importing oranges for mothers and their children. Now oranges are off. womenfolk can look forward to apples. The windfall season will soon be here, and I am sure Mr Barclay will let them buy some this year. If he does, all women can then say it is an ill wind that blows nobody any good.—Yours, etc.. C.V.H. January 10, 1943.
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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23845, 14 January 1943, Page 4
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