HIGH PRICE OF ORANGES

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1933, Page 5

HIGH PRICE OF ORANGES

ISLAND CARGO INEFFECTIVE PROTEST AT FRUIT EMBARGO ATTOKT/AND PLANS PETITION GOVERNMENT CRITICISED By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. Embargo on the importation of Australian citrus fruits was discussed at a meeting of retail fruit traders to-day and the acting-secretary of the Auckland Retail Fruit Traders’ Association was authorised to send the following telegram to the acting-Prime Minister:— “This meeting views with grave concern the seeming lack of sympathy of the Government in regard to the importation of cheap oranges, mandarins and pines from their only economic place of production, Australia. We respectfully request your very urgent reconsideration of the matter. “Further I am instructed to communicate immediately with fruit retailers throughout the country to organise a Dominion-wide consuming public petition to press upon Parliament the extreme gravity of the situation. “I am instructed to inform you that this week’s shipment of island oranges has not reduced the local prices to any material extent. The wholesale prices still range from Is 4d to Is 7d a dozen and we cannot possibly retail them at less than 2s a dozen.”