SUGAR AND POTATOES
SCARCE IN GISBORNE
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ' _ ■ . -' GISBORNE, This Day. Sugar and potatoes, which are norI mally held in moderate supply in Gisborne, are becoming scarce owing to the interruption of- shipments. Flour is still plentiful, but it is calculated that a two weeks' stoppage of supplies would result in. stringency; The community is now safe from acute famines in certain provision lines such as were threatened periodically before the overland, communications were completed, but the cost overland of transport will place a severe handicap on the district if the shipping trouble continues long.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19330510.2.84
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 108, 10 May 1933, Page 10
Word Count
96SUGAR AND POTATOES Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 108, 10 May 1933, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.