GOVERNMENT AND ISLAND FRUIT-BROKERS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 299, 11 September 1908, Page 3

GOVERNMENT AND ISLAND FRUIT-BROKERS.

HON. M'NAB REPLIES. \ 1 j'. NO ARMISTICE. ■, r ■ ." A meeting of the Executive Committee ofthe Auckland fruitbrokers was held yesterday afternoon .. (says our special correspondent) to consider the following tele- • gram from the Hon. R. M'Nab, in reply to a request that the shipment of fruit from Fiji ' to arrive on Tuesday should be exempted from the' regulations. "The Premier has forwarded me your telegram of yesterday, and I regret that { cannot see my way clear to exempt he next Island .steamer from the operaons of the regulations." : eneral dissatisfaction was expressed at decision of the Department, r. A. Tooman said it seemed haTd that Department could not allow this ono tner to come in, knowing that the importhad not had time to cable to Fiji, and ■that there was nothing to fear from the •. .Gaudin (Kronfeld and Co.) said the rriving to-day was not to be blocked, 'ooman: Ho,'it is this from Fiji they g to pounce on. audin suggested that tho Auckland M. :bould be urged by telegram to bring the .up in the House right'away to see .., litDculty could . be overcome bv that : .- . The ; ;rftion was resolved Ujpon. It was minted 'out that the New : Zealand > export t ade in beef and. mutton to the Islands ""ivas endangered, so .it was resolved to ask the Chamber of Commerce to take tho matter up. In furtherance of the object in view in telegraphing to the Auckland'M.P.!s, it was decided ,to move the Wellington , fruit-brok-ers to bring their M.P.'s into action; It was resolved to point out to the Wellingtonians that without prompt action the Hauroto's cargo would. be lost. Mr. Gaudin: Iwould like to see them oomdemn- a cargo of Fiji fruit. We would see the Fiji Government at work. then.