Retailers Reject Cook Is.
p. 68 · Read in the full issue
Oranges
DECLARING that the price fixed by the New Zealand Government of 14/to 21/- a case, according to the count, was too high, Wellington fruit retailers early in June declined to buy a shipment of Cook Island oranges. Government officials said that the price could not be lowered because it only covered the landed cost.
The retailers demanded a reduction of 2/6 a case because the fruit was not in good condition, and a deadlock has ensued.
A reference to the new fruit handling scheme appears on page 50.