ALLEGED PROFITEERING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 5 August 1918, Page 5

ALLEGED PROFITEERING.

(BY TELEGRAPH —PB/BSS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Aug. 3. A deputation from the Farmers' Union interviewed Hon. D H Guthne concerning profits allegedly made by private dealers in Dominion products after subtraction .of the Imperial Government's needs. The Minister said his sympathy was with the producers who favored an extension of the commandeer. We would tension of the commandeer. He could to Mr Massey and Sir Joseph Ward, also Mr Lysnar's allegations with regard to profiteering. Mr Massey alrady had full knowledge of the matter ■in question. In reply to a question regarding shipping, the Minister said from his reading of cable messages received sine© Thursday ho deduced that th e whole trend of [ things was to give one greater confidence than could have been traced in. the messages in the preceding ten days.