STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER
In reply to Mr. D. Jones (Kaiapoi), the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. W. Nosworthy) stated yesterday, in the House of Representatives, that the Prime Minister had received a cablegram from Mr.'Hughes, Premier of Australia, stating that the Commonwealth Government was prepared to send a representative to. New Zealand to inspect the potatoes, and se& if they were_ free from blight, and if the representative were satisfied a certain quantity would be admitted to New South Wales.. The Minister said he would be pleased to inquire respecting Mr. Jones's request that if the embargo were removed the shipping space should be allocated to give farmers a share with the merchants."
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Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 50, 27 August 1920, Page 7
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114STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 50, 27 August 1920, Page 7
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