FREIGHTS ON LIVESTOCK
PRODUCERS REQUEST REDUCTION. (From Our Parliamentary Special.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Arguments in support of the claims of farmers for reduction in freights on livestock were placed before the Prime Minister by a representative deputation of primary producers yesterday. In promising to give consideration to the case put before him, Mr Forbes pointed out that it was largely a matter of finance. The Railways Board was leaning - heavily on the Consolidated Fund, and the fund was working on an overdraft, so it was not desired to increase the burden. '
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19321029.2.27
Bibliographic details
Northern Advocate, 29 October 1932, Page 5
Word Count
91FREIGHTS ON LIVESTOCK Northern Advocate, 29 October 1932, Page 5
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Northern Advocate. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.