FRUIT MARKETING
DEPARTMENTAL INVESTIGATION ORDERED. (Per United Press Association.) Wellington, February 5. A thorough departmental investigation into the methods and conditions of marketing fruit and vegetables in the four main centres of New Zealand has been ordered by the Minister of Industries and Commerce (the Hon. J. B. Donald). It is anticipated the ihquiry will be put in hand during the next fortnight. The order of reference will require investigating officers to show the present channels of disposal of 'fruit and vegetables, the classes sold in each locality, the methods of packing and grading, labelling, marking, handling, transport to markets, sources of supply of cases, methods of dealing with second hand cases and other packages, facilities for cool storage and the extent to which fruit for local markets is stored. . . .
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Southland Times, Issue 21001, 6 February 1930, Page 6
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130FRUIT MARKETING Southland Times, Issue 21001, 6 February 1930, Page 6
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