IMPORT RESTRICTIONS TO REMAIN
Received Mondav, 11.55 p.m. CANBERRA, Hept. 9. The . Gov'Qrxmjent' rejected an appea . by j-he AksbcdatedAChaniliers of .Oom ■ mtBTCe ■ for. the' reiiiQyal- of . impor ; lieensirtg" rqstiji^tjpms'^ on -. gopds, ff.iyiic j Britai'n-. 'a;n.d-' .otlfeiv^ysterlirtg (Jdupti'ies \ The chgm-bers,, imJkAr^requ-osti .fiOiSfc.i, ; out that trade was' hanipered by ''' ti m : wasting, form filling requirements " an delays in obtaining import lieences. li, some cases, with a liig world marke clamouring for supplies, the British ex porter could not be delayed by tlnAustralian importer securing his lic.enc. and goods were diverted to otlier liutr kets. The restrictions remained 011 -I per cent. of prewar annual imports fron sterling couutries. The Minister of Trade and Customs Senator Fraser, in his reply, said: "Tln Government has expressed its polic\ that quantitative restrictions 011 im porls will be retained only so long as the balance of the payments positioii makes this neeessary.' It was apparem that although the present levol oi Australian reserves is higher than formerly, the prospective level is 1111 certain. ' '
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 September 1946, Page 5
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