AUSTRALIAN CITRUS FRUITS.
Australian citrus fruit exporters recently requested the Minister of Commerce to increase the citrus fruit export bounty from 13s to 16s 6d a case. The y Minister, in reply, said ho did not favour a higher bounty. There was considerable room for improvement in the organisation of the industry. The Government had experienced difficulty in ascertaining the wishes o£ the majority, owing to the multiplicity of the organisations associated with the industry. The Department could assist in the establishment of a complete organisation. The exporters complained of losses caused by a wet season, and the deterioration of shipments. A recent cablegram stated that London underwriters have already lost £12,000 in the New South Wales orange season. The latest shipment of 7000 cases, of which a large percentage could not be offered, caused them to suspend the payment of insurance claims pending an investigation whether the fruit was entitled to receive an export certificate. The shipment will be subject to a severe report owing to faulty condition, bad packing, an^l heavy wastage.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 106, 1 November 1934, Page 16
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