DUTY ON WHEAT
SLIDING SCALE ESSENTIAL SOUTHERN SUPPORT Press Association CHRISTCHURCH. Today. “I can tell you that the Prime Minister has a pretty big job ahead of WJ* if ho intends to interfere with the s ~r* ing scale of duty on wheat.” said MrR. McPherson, manager of the "^n ea . Pool, when addressing a meeting 01 farmers at Amberley. Mr. McPherson stated that tno*» present had, no doubt, heard of th® tempt being made in the North to induce the Government to refflO” i the sliding scale on wheat, which. ® j would point out. was absolutely neceg ': j sary to growers. Directors of the po were very much alive to the po6itio • ' and had communicated with all ers* organisation*. Chambers of CO. merce. and other bodies interested the question, seeking their .assistance | the direction of keeping the scale i existence,
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 664, 16 May 1929, Page 10
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141DUTY ON WHEAT Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 664, 16 May 1929, Page 10
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