SHIPMENTS TO GLASGOW

Taranaki Daily News, 22 November 1930, Page 9

SHIPMENTS TO GLASGOW

INVESTIGATION BY VISITORS ' LESSONFOR THE DOMINIONS. FRUIT AND MEAT REQUIREMENTS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Nov. 20. - While the ladies of the party enjoyed the beauties of the art gallery, Messrs. Scullin and Brennan braved the pouring ; rain arid toured Glasgow’s fruit markets and.saw the .colour schemes of Canadian arid. Californian labels as a hint to Australia to improve her drab methods. ' There was not a case of Australian fruit ■ visible but,, as an object lesson, there was a perfect sample of Californian grapes packed in cork dust. Merchants pleaded for direct sliip-'merits’of-apples from Australia, and Mr. Scullin promised an immediate investigation. Butter traders revealed a local prejud- ■ ice in favour of pale butter and admitted that the yellowness of Australian butter ■/' was largely regarded as a sign of rancidjfess.: .... I Members of the Royal Exchange gave ; -Mi’.' Scullin a rousing Welcome and cheered to the echo when he gave an assurance, that Australia would not be found wanting, at any due date. - Meanwhile Mr. Forbes, among thd wholesale learned that there is nothing wrong with' New Zealand meat, except that they could not get , enough of it. '• ' - The Dominions’ representatives’ were given a civic luncheon at the City Hall. Messrs. Scullin and/ Forbes, agreed to consider using Glasgow more freely as a distributing centre. :/ V