ORDERS FROM INDIA
GENERAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT (From Our Parliamentary Reporter) Wellington. This Day. The complaint that New Zealand was not participating in orders from India for general military equipment, in»cluding clothing and boots, was made in the House of Representatives last night by Mr W. J. Broadfoot (National. Waitomo). He said that Australia had received exceedingly large orders and he desired to know what steps the Government had taken for New Zealand to participate in the supply. Mr Broadfoot said that if Australia was not able to supply all the commodities asked for New Zealand might have been able to make up the deficiency. "Why have we not been consulted and allowed to participate in some of the orders." he asked. Mr T. H. McCombs (Govt.. Lyttelton ): We have. Mr Broadfoot: Well, why does not the Minister let us know why we have not participated in the supply. Continuing Mr Broadfoot said orders , had been received by Australia for the : supply of canned meat to Russia. The order meant between 22.000 and 30.000 tons of meat in tins. If Australia could supply such orders why not New Zealand? It was apparently a question of obtaining machinery before j , participation. The Acting-Prime Minister, Mr Nash: • It is a recent order.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 14 August 1941, Page 2
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