HAWKE’S BAY DROUGHT
VERY SERIOUS POSITION. SHEEP UNSALEABLE. Bad the Prime Minister been successful in making arrangements for the allocation of additional refrigerated tonnage for the port of Napier? asked Sir G. Hunter (Waipawa), in the House of Representatives yesterday morning.
Since he brought the matter up earlier in the session, he stated, matters had become considerably worse, owing to the prolonged drought. The farmers could neither -sell their sheep nor get them into the Breezing works; and unless it was possible to get more shipping space a very serious position would arise.
Mr Massey stated that he had had a number of commumieatkras from Hawke’s Bay producers and those interested in the freezing works to tho same effect, and the member for Hawke’s Bay (Mr H). M. Campbell) had also represented, _ the position to him. He had been in communication with the Wellington, .Tonnage Committee on the matter. The committee was meeting that morning, and he hoped that something would be done to afford relief.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10852, 18 March 1921, Page 5
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