IN PLACE OF DRINK

Grey River Argus, 24 June 1925, Page 5

IN PLACE OF DRINK

KAISINS USED IN’ C ANADA (Received June 23 at 8.-10 p.m.l ( OTTAWA, June 22 Increased imports of raisins correspond with the period m which diiferent provinces adopted prohibitionMr. Robb Minister of Finance, remarked in the House of Commons on this fact wljen commenting on figures which he had been asked for in connection with the Canadian — Australian trade pact. He said that in 191-t Canada imported 21 mill <>" pounds of raisins. In 1919 the. year'\ imports had jumped to thirty-four million pounds, and in 1921 they stood at thirty-eight million pounds Mr. Robb stated that now the Australian raisins had been made dutv free, the Commonwealth could < jffipoto with Hie world not matt’r whether there was an increase in the duty on dried fruits from other countries or not.