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ORANGES FOR POTATOES CANBERRA SUGGESTION !fi&fc!s ' ■ 'l'. , OANBERRA,. Oet. Speaking on the Orange'Bounty Bill in' the House of Representatives, - a Government member, Mr. J. Lawson, suggested that a section of the Government members should combine with the Labour Opposition to compel the Government to admit 10,000 tons of New Zealnnd potatoes annually "as a reciprocal gesture" with a view to ending the citrus embargo. ; Sir Frederick Stewart said he hoped the interests of the Australian-potato growers would not be allowed to stand hi the way of an agreement betweea the two Dominions.
A Government member, Mr. A. Lane, said the Government, would have difficulty in explaining to the country its handling of negotiations' with New Zealand,' not only to the citrus growers, but to the consumers of potatoes, who were asked to pay fancy prices while the ban remained on New Zealand potatoes.
Tho bill was passed in all stages,
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19140, 8 October 1936, Page 5
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