THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
COMPLAINT OF THE GROWERS., ROYAL COMMISSION WANTED. By, Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. (Received June 10, 12.45 a.m.) ♦ ;: .. '■ ':■'■"* ■ ■I ' ■ - ■■'■' ■•" '■"■/■■ : :' : .'- .' ; i : ''• .'.■ •'■'■■' v ' : .": : '::' \ Sydney, Juno 9. Delegates from the Sugar Cane Growers' Union, addressing a meeting of growers in the Richmond River district, stated that the growers were not getting a fair deal from the manufacturers. The latter, they said, were getting too large a share of .profits. Out of £21, per ton realised for sugar on " the market, - the grower only "got £4 4s 6d. The manufacturer of raw sugar made a clear profit !of £3 } Is lOd, while the refiners cleared £7 per ton. • The association y intends to y appeal to the Federal Parliament ;to , appoint a Royal Commission to investigate the matter.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14392, 10 June 1910, Page 5
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124THE SUGAR INDUSTRY. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14392, 10 June 1910, Page 5
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