BUTTER IN CANADA

Hokitika Guardian, 10 February 1926, Page 1

BUTTER IN CANADA

X.Z. OX SALE EVERYWHERE THE COXSERVATIYES’ COMPLAINT. OTTAWA, Feb. 9. The Conservatives moved an amendment to tbo address in reply to tlio Speech from the Throne in the Commons, the mover being Air Donald Sutherland, the member for South Oxford. ’flic amendment read: “We desire to express regret that, resulting from the policy of the recent trade agneement by the present Government, the dairy products industry of Canada has been subjected to most unfair and unwarrantable competition from other countries, and that, the Speech from the Throne gives no indication of remedial legislation which would remove Alio discrimination under which the industry in question now suffers.” Mr Sutherland claimed that the interests of the farming industry had Wen sacrificed through the CanadianAustralian tariff treaty, and that there was scarcely a city or a town in Canada in which Australia and New Zealand butter or cheese are not now on sale.

Air Sutherland expressed bis resentment against any effort to make Canada what Ik? termed “a dumping ground for countries with a high protective tariff.” Air Sutherland continued that in his opinion it was time to give notice of the termination of Iho Australian Ireatv.

Hon. ATr Bold), Acting Minister of Trade and Commerce, said: “I will admit that the treaty with Australia is not all that I desire, hut- it takes two to make a bargain.” He did not believe that the prices of dairy produce were affected by such isolated influences as the Australian exportation. Me said the butter coming from Australia did not average one third of an ounce per head of Canada’s population. As for the eggs from Australia, Air Robb suggested Australia could never compote with the Canadian farmers in the fresh egg market, because the Australian egg was seven weeks o’cl when it reached Montreal, “and fhev don’t htiy that kind of ‘fresh 1 egg in tronl,” he added. The b.i’-t>i;-c of trade with Australia, he added, had for many years been in favour rf C;n a da.

Afr Robb said that for flic twelve months ended in December, 1925, the Canadian imports from Australia totalled no loss than 14,075.210 dollars.