FOOD PRICES MAY AFFECT PRODUCE AGREEMENTS

Chronicle (Levin), 22 August 1947, Page 5

FOOD PRICES MAY AFFECT PRODUCE AGREEMENTS

Reeeived Thursdav, 7 p.m. LONDON, August 21. llr. Attlee's request lo New Zealani to keop duwn food prices as l'ar as possible, is expected to liave an intiueix-i upoa negot isit ions for the new tnea*. and dairy produce agreements between the Doininion and ihe I'nited Ivingdoni. which are dae to coniiiiotice in Loiulon before tlie end of tlie nionth. Mr. VV. F. Hale, cliairinan of tlie New Zealand Dairy Board, aeronipanied bv .M r. A. Ward, research adviser tthe board, arnved this week to take part in tlie talks uhile .Mr. A. Linton, anotlier niember of the board, arrives tomorrow. The New Zealatul re[iresen tat i ves ;it the talks will be headed bv Mr. George Duncan, Direetor of the Exjiort Marketing Division, and other nieiuiiers of tio' delegation will be Mi 11. E. I):i\is, Eondon manager of th.* Marketing l)i\ isioii, Mr. Eeieester Webb, Direetor of Stabilisation, who will tly from Genevu whare he has been represent i ng New Zealahd at tlie l.T.O. eonference, Mr. S. A. Chisholm, Loudon manager of tlie New Zealand Meal Board, and .Mr. X. McOlumphii, of tlie Meat Board *s Eondon stiiff. Tlie New Zealand delegation which will attend the eonference of the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Genevu eominenring next week, ha: now iissenibled iu Eondon and wil. leave for (ieiieva m Sunday. It eoni prises Mr. A. B. O'Shca, secretarv oi tlie New Zealand Eederated Farmers, Mr. .1. Wliite, of tlie New Zealand De p-artmeiit of Agriculture, and Mr. JL \V Marsliall. New Zealand Trade Commissioner in W'ashington.