No Increase In Coffee
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Duty.
IN the House of Representatives, Can berra, on December 2, Mr. E. J. Har rison asked the Minister in charge of Mandated Territories to consider whether further protection to the coffee growing industry in those territories is not necessary. It is reported that in Brazil there is a serious over-production of coffee.
The Minister (Mr. Marr) said he was aware of the reports of over-production and that, while it may affect the mar kets of the world, it can have no effect on coffee production in New Guinea and Papua. He pointed out that Australia consumes 2,000 tons per annum and, be cause of the availability of the Aus tralian market, the Government con siders that the coffee growers of the ter ritories are adequately protected in the Australian market.