MARKET CABLEGRAMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 24 March 1921, Page 2

MARKET CABLEGRAMS

CURIO US- dST{ Ei’ANCIES Tin- Prime .Minister was asked by Air E. Newman (Rangilikei) yesterday to inquire dnlo llu* system adopted in sending out from England cablegrams in icfercncc to the meal and wool markets. 'Flu cablegrams, he said, seemed to he very indefinite, and entirely at variance wbb the conditions in New Zealand. for instance, a recent cablegram bad stated that wether million was selling ai 9d per lb and land) at Is id, when the local price for wether mutton was dd, and lamb was imt being bought at all. Air .Massey replied tha: lie bad noticed (lie discrepancy, and lie would make inquiries into the matter on bis visit to England, As a matter ol fact, tin* work was done bypi very excellent officer in the office (if tin; High Commissioner, and. lie could.not understand him forwarding statements that appeared to he misleading. Go believed they wen’ capable of explanation. An inquiry was made by .Mr (). J. 11 ,i when i llgmoui) in the J louse of Represent;!t ives, if the Government had taken steps to -n ivngihen the High GommisGoner’s staff, so as-to enable more nn-Ui-dale information to be supplied a.s to produce. flon W. Nosworthy said that the Agricultural Department- bad done everything lb could to obtain reliable, information, but i- was not always possibb l a; H or---cni time to ’get sal is lacl or ivui; mnlioii in the changing, slat" of Ihe markets.