TREATMENT OF MASON
Bid To Restrict Trade Seen fParllamentari/ Reporter) WELLINGTON, Aug. 3. What he felt was definite evidence of a restrictive trade practice in the monumental masons’ industry was described to Parliament today by Mr J. G. Edwards (Opp., Napier). He said a mason in his electorate wanted to sell monumental masonry to the public but first had been told he could not get supplies of stone except by buying another business. Finally, the Government agreed to give him a licence to import polished stone, but he found the import duty prohibitive. When he was allowed to get unpolished stone, no-one would polish it for him. He was told he could get all the polished stone he wanted if he bought it through the Monumental Makers’ Association. Mr Ed vards said the man had letters of recommendation from persons wishing to trade with him. The Industries and Commerce Department should put an end of what appeared to be restrictive trade practices against him.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30823, 7 August 1965, Page 3
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