A WHEAT SHORTAGE IN NEW ZEALAND
■■■• ! ... ■-. • ; *' —— GOVERNMENT ASKED TO FACE THE QUESTION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Duriedin, April 28. '' As a result of the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, a telegram was dispatched to-day to the Acting-Pre-mier pointing out that there will be a serious wheat shortage before' next crop, and urging the Government to take i steps to deal- with the question by taking control of all wheat in the Dominion, and by the immediate importation of .wheat or flour from Australia. Some local will have to close down in a few days, unless they procure supplies.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3066, 30 April 1917, Page 6
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98A WHEAT SHORTAGE IN NEW ZEALAND Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3066, 30 April 1917, Page 6
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