WHEAT FROM CANADA.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 229, 31 October 1914, Page 8

WHEAT FROM CANADA.

GOVERNMENT SECURES 250,000 BUSHELS. [From our own Parliamentary Reporter.] WELLINGTON. October 30. x The Prime Minister announced in the House yesterday, that he had conclude ! through-'the. Prime Min-ister-of Cahkdk, -for the: purchase of •250,000 bushels of Canadian wheat to relieve, the shortage .of flour. He L hought the thanks, of (he country were alue -'to ■ the.Caiiitlian Government. for * fmviiig facilitated the matter. : : - Sirj-os-efph' -Ward faid .he - would ire •••jlad. to hear-t hat ,the price -of o the (•onsumer. -Vv'ould* -ixbt be above rhat was paid for it. Ve.cnS&i 't'diiiiir* hat the main necessity was to keep tho " mce of wheat down. The' Prime .Minister raid that die.; I jected- that '*ls ii'act, make' a slig,ht. los-s, .as they in-. [ ended to sell at slightU*';ledfl' then the h ost -price. If'they fjid ; hot r-o this,! [•.,vheat: and- ilotsr • would b«-"Up :to teniae, trices.. S Mr 'Pavcy. asked if any private perj >ons - Yi'htc "importing . , wheatv or "rom Canada. ; • Mr "Maskey:l know.. that;- sorc-o. making enquiries. - . ■ '