A shock has been caused to Gisborne produce firms by the unexpected increase of 14d per sack on maize shipped between Gisborne and Auckland, the former price of LOd having been advanced to 2s per sack. _ The increase is the cause of great dissatisfaction, as local merchants had taken orders for Febru ar v-March-April forward delivery tie lOd freight rate.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3860, 6 March 1928, Page 75
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