NAURU PHOSPHATES
■LONDON, May 6. The Hon. J. H. Thomas replied in the House of Commons to several questions regarding Nauru. He Baid that the output of phosphaH Nauru and Ocean Island since Government control began was 1,253,270 tons, of whifch Britain received 32,000, Australia 794,570, and Nev. Zealand 126,360. The last shipment to Britain was in November, 192 He presumed the price was unfavourable. The present price was 15s below that of the last British cargo. The approximate price for phosphate delivered in Britain is 3s above the pre-war price. Mr. Thomas added, in regard to the allotment of 42 per cent, of the output to Britain,, that it was impossible to give any guarantee concerning future adjustments between the three Governments concerned.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19008, 8 May 1924, Page 9
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