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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10896, 10 May 1921, Page 2

The necessity for preventing Chinese competition in the furniture tirade is | continuing to receive the attention of the United Furniture Trades Federation. Chinese are known to be working in the trade in Auckland, and it is desired to put a check on their activities in the Dominion. Inquiries are being. made in Australia, and when the desired information comes to hand a further meeting of the executive of the New Zealand will be held to consider what action shall be pursued. The Ceylon tea market has shown a firm tendency during the past few days, and prices are well maintained. The quality is reported as excellent. Prices are well up, "and a good demand /s expected tor medium to fine qualities. In New Zealand, while some individual holdings of tea are believed to 6e still heavy, tea is wanted by several of the smaller distributing houses —at any rate, any likely _ lines axe - eagerly taken up at fair prices-