SAMOAN BANANAS
DISPOSAL BY TENDER (Parliamentary Reportor.) WELLINGTON, this day. A series of questions concerning the last tenders for the purchase of Samoan bananas from lAVellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin, raised by Mr. W. E. Laniard (I.ab.i Napier), was answered by the Ht. lion. <l. W. Forbes in (he House yesterday. .Mr. Forbes said that tenders were received from all centres and the offer of Turners and t bowers, Limited, was accepted, but not for the reason, as suggested. that the department preferred to deal with a single purchaser, I lie number of southern tenderers was not three, and it was not the policy’ ot the tioveriiment to disclose the price payable. The offer of Turners aiul Growers, Limited, was accepted tor the single reason thai it was the best obtainable
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17945, 24 November 1932, Page 6
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