CITRUS FRUIT
DR THAOEER AT SEA. (From Oim Own Coekespondent.) WELLINGTON, August 4., Dr Thacker (Christchurch East) -was in his best vein to-day. “Then there is the question of the citrus fruits in this coun try,” he said. “We are paying at the present time anything from 3d to 6d each for oranges, and correspondingly for lemons. That is because a duty, has been , put on against outside citrus fruits corning into the dominion to pamper the baby-squalling province of New Zealand—that is, Auckland. There is no doubt about that. The strength of the Government benches comes- from Auckland, and it is the Auckland punch that has put that duty on against citrus fruits coming in here. —(Confused interjections from the Reform benchea) Always the same thing when you are touching the spot,” said Dr Thacker. “It is like homocoa. It stirs them up. It is like putting vinegar on an oyster. It makes them Minister, however, raised a laugh against Dr Thacker by stating that the duty had been taken off. citrus fruits, not put on. The only undesirable thing about this was that it would probably be prejudicial to the trade of the Cook Islands. Only that evening a deputation representing the Islands had pointed out that they were hampered by high freights, and would find it very difficult to compete with Australia.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18625, 5 August 1922, Page 8
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225CITRUS FRUIT Otago Daily Times, Issue 18625, 5 August 1922, Page 8
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