N.Z. ORANGE SUPPLY

Grey River Argus, 26 April 1937, Page 3

N.Z. ORANGE SUPPLY

Jamaicans Coming (Per press Association.) WELLINGTON, April 24. An inquiry at tlie Australian Trade Conunissi'ono’s office revealed that, no supi'lies of oranges are available' iinme. diate'y for shipment from Australia, as the sea on does not begin until early in Mry, when new season's sup. plies of mandar nes and oitniges are available for the Sydney niaikeL Naval oranges from the. New South Wales irrigation area and liom Sou h Auslral'a will be available towards the end of Mav. WELLINGTON, April 24. The s'Uifement that the Government was in no way t 0 blame for the short, age of oranges was made by tin' Him. D’. G. Siill'van. Miniitc of Industries ami Commerce, to-day. The Australia;! Government had advised that no oranges we:e ava.lable from the Commonwealth. The Californian season had been a poor one and the Cook Islands supplies are late ami not like'y t'o be shipped before Mav. Th-' “Doric Star.” which air veil at Auckland on Thursday, brought eight thousand ca es of Jamaican, of which app’.. oxi mu tely one-third arc lor timSou'll Island. A further 3 400 I'ttsns will arrive, early next month, while on May 14th, the “Mar'posa” will prob, ably bring between 3,0(10 ;in<l 4,000 cases. Later in the month there should be a shipment from Rarotonga.