AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND PORK

Te Puke Times, 31 January 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND PORK

TO INCREASE DUTY • Sydney, Jan 28 V The Sydney ‘‘Daily Telegraph” \ says that an impending moye oil T*the -part o£,producers is an application for an increase in duty on ;f, bacon ; and pork. ‘ ; ;; . f This is being directed chiefly agpdnst New Zealand which country provides the greater part of Aus tralia’s importations of these pro-, duels. •• ... The competition of the Dorn- . pipiop in the markets is regarded as altogether unfair to local pig raiseia since the Now Zealand ; •: Government, to foster the trad*'., ■ ; f has granted A bonus on exported pork. >. i i .■■ ■ ■ Trade -.£660108 show Shat last .year-Australia exported 1,814,000 - :Ib, bacon and.ham Arid imported .... hr3,fli)o lb, of‘ Which 352,000 ib came.from New Zealand, : The. exports of- pork totalled <481,0001b, while the . imports am-' ounted'to 733,0001b,0f which Now .supplied-all-but 2001 b. ■ y : ■ '* *-■ ” .. -' - ( 4 Ufa aipf rantsA Re tor mcm ') yn al. a 4<ieligbtfur place this world would barrel of . bee? wits at 0? the sea.' Fervent Voice X "Hear, bear! ” J ara glad ‘ in the. audience: who 1 --* agrees with me. May I ask, sir, 5 :• wbefherycU are & life-abstainer ? . yuice- \ “No lm »