RAILAGE ON FRUIT.
PROTEST FROM OTAGO. A telegram to the Railway Board uas despatched by the Otago J'ruitgrowers’ Association protesting against i the proposed increase in railage rates |ol : fruit, and limber, anil imipiy nvna,.. ! and a request that the proposed alterai lions should not be put into force until reprosentat.oiis from those inteicsted I had been Jr*aril. ! The fruitgrowers also protest against ! ihr. proposed increase m tho duty i imported on lemons. AVbilst favouring ! the protection of -Vow Zealand iiulusi tries, they hold tli.at Few Zealand ! lemons cannot compare with those from j foreign countries and Australia for ! keeping quality. ’I lie. increased duty will not only increase the price, but practically prohibit a section of the public from purchasing them. | Ml was also resolved to a.sk the Gov- [ eminent to remove the embargo on j Californian lemons, as it is understood the disease that warranted the embargo is now clear in the districts whore lemons arc grown.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 22 July 1925, Page 6
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159RAILAGE ON FRUIT. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 22 July 1925, Page 6
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