N.Z. FOOD FOR BRITAIN

Chronicle (Levin), 16 July 1946, Page 5

N.Z. FOOD FOR BRITAIN

(Speeial CQrresoo.iclent.)

Bulk Contracts Revised .satisfactory CONCLUSfON

Reeeived Monday, 11.45 p.m. LONDON, July 15. It is under, stood negotiations between tlie- United Kingdom and New Zealand Oovernnients on the revision oi the bulk purchase contracts for Ihe 8ii]>ply oi Dominion loodstuffs to Jlritain, are now being coucluded. Bclore he lel't London, JMr. Nash stated j he had no doulit that they would j "conclude to the satisfaction ■oft both (lovernmeuts" and that he ; would make a report to Ihe Uov-i ernment immediately 011 his returnj to New Zealand. No details are at present avail- 1 ahle in London, hut it is helieved' to be quite likely that wiien Mr. j Nash makes a statement, it will bei found that the contraets havoj lieen extended for a fiu'thcr torm ' and that the agreements which were to run i'rom 1944 to 1948 ; may now tio extended to 1#5Q, and • aiso that New Zealand may re- j ceive increa.sed priees i'or her produce. The discussions were protractcd and conducted lietwecn Mr, Nash and his advisers, including iMossrs 1 B. Ashwin, H. Davis, Dunean and! Pottinger, and Mr. Dalton and! I\ T i'. Stracliey. Members of tho j New Zealand favniers' dologal ion j who were in London at the 1imei were also eonsulted.