N.Z. FLOUR SUPPLY

Grey River Argus, 8 September 1939, Page 5

N.Z. FLOUR SUPPLY

No Shortage For Years CHRISTCHURCH, September 7. “Ample supplies are available for ali requirements, of hoarding is not on y ~ Mr ’p j p F S r o“flour M and buyers will not be called upon to pay anV in There' was a disposition on the part ot T tM>e of flour, said Mr Lyon. They » no doubt, anticipating some later on. Figures compiled during the last few days showed that theie were ample supplies of wheat and flour at present held by the 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 Y^ r > and it is more than probable that tne spring sowing will be larger than for many years past.” It was therefore clear, he said, that no one in New Zealand had any need to worry about supplies of wheat or flour for at least 18 months, and by that time another new crop would be in sight. “Householders and others will, therefore, assist the 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.”