FRUIT INDUSTRY
PROPOSED ENQUIRY. CANBERRA, Tuesday. The New Zealand Government has' informed the Commonwealth Department of Commerce, that the scope of the forthcoming fruit industry enquiry will cover the importation of fruits from ’ overseas, and that Australian interests may submit evidence to the committee, but that the committee will not be permitted to consider or comment on the existing fruit embargo. Disappointment is expressed in official circles in Canberra that the embargo against Australian products will not come within the scope of the enquiry. It is felt, however, that the occasion will provide an opportunity for the submission of information regarding the landing costs of Australian oranges, for which New Zealanders are required to pay prices which are too high. The best oranges are at present selling in the capital cities of Australia at twelve for a shilling and six for a shilling. The latter are extra large, fleshy oranges. To-day’s quotations for navel oranges aro- 5s to 10s, and for common varieties 3s to 7s a case.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 16 September 1936, Page 3
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