PRICE OF WHEAT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11927, 9 February 1917, Page 7

PRICE OF WHEAT.

MEBCTTANTS' COMdMTSSIOXS. j DEPUTATION TG MTXTSTOR . | When the Hon W. T>. S. MacPonald, | Minister of Afrriculture, was in. Christ- j I eifareh yesterday aftenioou Messrs 1';. I j W. Relph, G L. Royds. Ch H. Hew- ' ] letr, T. Buxton and ,J. T. ?dartin wuit- 1 j ed on hint and discussed the position ; ] of moi-chanes in connection with the! { ! step taken by the Government in fix- j j | tng the price of wheat in tho Domm- : j | uin " I ' Mt'-mbers of the deputation stated ! j ! that in the proclamation in tiie " Ga-i . j zctt.e " no provision was made for mer- . j i chants to elmrtce eonnai.-sien or to | I make any other eharov->. Tbe mer- j i <'hants were excluded from t!to teluuue. I and they asked ihuf sorno nrrangement ; | should bo made by which a miib-r win:, i wished io buy wheat i'rmvi a meveban". , I eoukl do so by pay ; ng; a | j The Minister said that ho would i j ! consider the question when he returnee} j • Ito \Yo!iitu:t'm. Ho a.Uo promised to ! | ! eonsider a veqi.est thai a ehanio of 9U\ \ I rdmnhl b-e allowed for in ne<-ord- : i arpv wilt the price ii\-ed by Christ-, eliurch inerehanis. instead uf -d, the : j pri'-e lie stated iti Fninedin. | ; kxbort pPvoninrn'.n. ;Pkp. Prws Assorr.tTio.v.j 'WkITJ.TN'idTOX, l-'ebruarv v An Orfier-in-Ciiuncil was gazetted to-, i nirjiht. prohihituio: ;he e x nort of wh-eu, ; ! oats and other cereal-, and. flour. o:\'-| I meal or other product* of r,rain. nulcsv | ! a oermit therefor has been obtained, j from the Minister of Outruns. ;