SALE OF SURPLUS WHEAT.
MINISTER'S INTENTIONS. TERM OF EXPORT EMBARGO. {JRY TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL REPORTER.] WELLINGTON. Friday.' In reply to a question in the House, the Hon. W. Nosworthy said he hoped soon to make a definite statement about the prospects, of allowing smutty wheat to be exported. He had come to the conclusion that the sooner they could get it away the better. An Hon. Member : Are you dressing it before it goes? , Mr. Nosworthy : No. We have not the machinery to dress it with. They have in England. A member asked about undergrade wheat. Mr. Nosworthy said he'had instructed the graders to deal as generously as they could with the farmers when they were grading. At the same time, he had a responsibility to the taxpayers, and he had to see that they got value for their money. He had asked for an overhaul of all wheat, and he did not think there was much cause for complaint. In answer to another question, Mr. Nosworthy said a farmer could selj rejected wheat to anyone in New Zealand, but he could not export it before September .30. He was making further inquiries as lo whether the date could be shortened. It was to some extent a question of ship Ping- '■':■.' " — -~- ~~~ ————————.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18173, 19 August 1922, Page 8
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