SUGAR WORKERS.
DEPUTATION TO PRIME MINISTER. WANT TARIFF RESTORED. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION, '» WELLINGTON, July 23. A deputation of the Chelsea Sugar Company’s employees ’’ asked Sir. Massey to have the present duty of five-sixteenths of a penny expiring in September continued to ; prevent the company carrying out Its threat t'p close the works. ' The chief spokesman said that it was the general’ feeling that, the company w r as in earnest. Building v.’ork had been stopped and there was only raw sugar enough in the works for. August, and arrangements had been made to land Fiji sugar in August'which would be the last shipment unless the industry is kept alive. . Another speaker said; that the Labour, view regarding the tariff had changed. He thought the company would like to establish si lefinery in the islands worked, by Indians. Mr. Massey said that he certainly was not in favour of turning down his fellow- citizens and replacing them by black labour at a penny./an hour. The remedy was to get a majority in the House in favour of the tariff. It was a close thing last session, and he had heard that some that supported it then would not support it again.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 July 1924, Page 8
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