IMPORTATION OF WHEAT
PURCHASE BY N.Z. GOVERNMENT ALLEGED TOO HIGH PRICE STORY NOT SUBSTANTIATED Press Association. —Copyright. Received Today, 1 p.m. SYDNEY, Today.—The (allegation that the New Zealand Government paid £IO,OOO too much for its recent purchase of Aus. tralian wheat is not substantL ated in local circles. No New South Wales wheat is involved in the, transactions, but a Sydney merchant had a hand in disposing of a number of Victorian ship, ments. He stated that the New Zealand Government had paid the ruling market price. The tenders invited Per competition were quite open and the wheat purchased from him was of first-class quality, one sample going Gslh to the bushel. As the Victorian f.a.q, is 52H1 and New South Wales Gild the (full market rates were justified.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 497, 20 July 1932, Page 5
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129IMPORTATION OF WHEAT Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 497, 20 July 1932, Page 5
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