THE SUGAR COMMISSION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10479, 15 October 1912, Page 8

THE SUGAR COMMISSION.

United Press Asscoiation. —Bj Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received October 15, 10 a.m. Sydney, Octoberls.

The Sugar Commission has resumed. its sittings. The examination of Mr Knox, General Manager of the Sugar Company, was continued. He expressed the opinion that the White Australia policy as applied to North Queensland agricultural work was hopeless. It was not proved' that the sugar industry could he carried on in the tropics by whites.' He considered there was no chance of beet. sugar endangering the cane sugar industry in Australia. In New Zealand there is no duty on sugar, yet no beet sugar is introduced. The chairman announced that the Commission unreservedly accepted the limitation of the enquiry imposed by the High Court injunction. The commission would accept Mr Kuox’s statement which, it previously refused.