FLOUR SUPPLIES AMPLE

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 September 1939, Page 5

FLOUR SUPPLIES AMPLE

NO NEED FOR HOARDING. CHRISTCHURCH, September 7. “Ample supplies are available for all requirements, and any suggestion of hoarding is not only-illegal, but altogether unnecessary,” said Mr. R. _J. Lyon, chairman of the New Zealand Flour Millers’ Society, to-day. “The price of flour is controlled and buyers will not be called upon to pay any increase.” There was a disposition on the part of.the public to increase their buying of flour, said Mr. Lyon. They were no doubt anticipating some shortage later on. The figures compiled during the last few days showed that there were ample supplies of wheat and flour at present held by millers to last New Zealand until the end of March, 1940.

“That,” he said, “is without taking into account any wheat from the next harvest, which will be available in January and February. Preliminary figures indicate that there has been a bigger, area than usual sown under wheat so far this year, and it is more than probable that the spring sowing will he larger than for many years past.” It was therefore clear that no one in New Zealand had any need to worry about supplies of wheat or Hour for at least IS months; and by that time another new crop would be in sight.

“Householders and others will therefore assist tlie authorities by continuing to buy their supplies only' in the quantities and sizes that they have been accustomed to in the past. Any undue demand will only compel grocers to ration supplies and distribute a few pounds at a time, whereas there is no necessity for such action,”