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RAT INFESTED DATES
FOR NEW ZEALAND
(A.A.P.-Reuters)
WELLINGTON, Friday.
A request that the Minister for
Health should intervene to prevent
the landing in New Zealand of dates, J
that were rat, infested and were being
loaded in Sydney was made today.
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Mr. Langstone quoted a published]
report that thousands of bags of
dates were being unloaded at Sydney
from the British , Indies for reship
ment to New Zealand. He asked the Minister
to prevent any disease laden
dates from' entering New Zealand.
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