WHEAT COST INVESTIGATION
C Per Press Association. Copyright .l CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.
The first meeting was held yesterday of the Wheat Cost Investigation Committee. Mr J. S. Barton, S.M., is chairman of the committee, and associated with him are Dr. Weston, of Lincoln College, and Mr L. J. Smith, of the Department of Industries and Commerce, Mr R. McPherson, Mr A. Grant, Mr H. Worrall, Mr C. S. Sapsford and Mr D. O. Williams. Evidence will be heard at Oamaru, Waimate, Timaru, Ashburton and Christchurch, the aim being to get the available information from all areas where wheat is grown. Sittings will not be open to the Press, and all evidence will be treated as confidential. Accountants and solicitors will be allowed to appear to assist witnesses if it is so desired. The committee will also visit farms and may hear evidence there. The committee’s desire is to obtain all the information possible on what it costs to grow wheat in New Zealand. At the conclusion of its sittings, the committee will submit a report to the Minister of Industries and Commerce, who is chairman of the Wheat Committee of New Zealand.
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Northern Advocate, 9 December 1936, Page 5
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