ALLEGED DUMPING OF GOODS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1930, Page 3

ALLEGED DUMPING OF GOODS

NO SPECIFIC INSTANCES.

WELLINGTON, May 2t

Complaints by some metnbers of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce that Australian exporters were dumping

;. od.s on the New Zealand market were he subject of enquiries to-day. Th g. ii,-i al opinion among merchant* and manufacturers was that there was little in tlie, allegations. One merchant printed out that the discussion at Dnii■din “fk;ded out” when one of-those making . complaints was saked 'for specific instances. Mr McGowan, chairman of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, said that it was necessary under the Act for the value .in Australia, and also 'he value in the country of origin, to ho decelared ’ before "nods Were assessod by the New Zealand Customs officials, and this would stop anv large amount of dumninoq There' might have ’■eon a f- w odd lines of 'what might 1 o erppp dumped goods ■mid An'N«w Ten 1 e’v 1 but in the commercial, sense dumping consisted of large pnnsipnr)f ( rnnrl s being ‘brought, into, the '--'iin-rv oiid having a serious effect on ’oeoi markets. . * Fr"Tri another soil roe the was- gleaned that, the Mlan.ufoqturersr 'sscelot’o-n bad hoen enquiring, fop tome time, about dn.ra.nina, but bad wqS been able" to' - obtain any specific mstance, g ;■ ’ 1 .