IMPERIAL CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 24 October 1930, Page 5

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE

MIGRATION CONSIDERED. (United PreSvS Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received this day at 9.40 a m.) LONDON, (tot.* 23. At the first meeting o; tho Imperial Conlejencf Oversea Settlement Committee, Mr Moloney presiding, Britain, Dominions, and Southern' r Rhodesia delegates reviewed migration in relation to the present economic depression, and appointed a number of sub-committees. It- wrlis realised it was useless spending moneysending out migrants when there were no markets for their produce. ■ ’ “ LONDON, October 23. There is a feeling that the wheat,and meat situatioh might he eased a little by the almost certain impending pigeon holing of the unfatified D* A heron Argentine trading agreement, though in respect to meat it is added that Australia and New Zealand with frozen meat have little chance of shaking the grip gained by Argentine’s chilled meat.

/LONDON, Oct. 23. There seems an agreement -that there is no need for the Marketing Board and Imperial Economic . Committee to continue a separate . existence. It is -better that they merged in the secretariat and also an agreemen that a full use had not been '■ made of the Marketing Board’s opportunities. For example the wheat growing Dominions complain that the Board should have warned them of Russia's five year grain campaign before the Dominions adopted the grow more wheat slogan. It is obvious that the idea of bulk purchase was the downfall of ' Britain’s hesitancy to . create a new controlling'; department. For instance even should there be a Butter Import Board, it would have to rely on private traders to carry out distribution. It is furthermore recognised that the southern Dominions have a difficulty in maintaining a year round supply which even then does not meet with Britain's requirements. - PROGRESS OF PARLEYS.' LONDON, Oct. 23. To-morrow ft h e general economic committee begins drafting the new parable of loavo3 and fishes, after which the question will be what will Mr Snowden say to it. A count of heads seems to suggest that wheat is an “odds on” certainty. with administration through British millers. That there will be a difficulty in carrying through bulk 'purchases even though Australia claims to have made a good case for it|S: applications for canned and dried fruits, that there is an even -money chance of retaining the existing preference under which Mr Sneowden would not be violating his own political eon- , science since, the preference was, the creation of' his predecessor, and that the.fjer.oral question vffi will be side tracked by the creation of.tl»e economic secretariat, will ensure bitter inter-Imperial liason. .

MR SCULLIN.

LONDON, Oct. 23

Mr Scull in, while the heads are not meeting is utilising the breathing space for scores of interviews, including an hour with Mr MacDonald on the general retrospect of the Conference. -Messrs Scullin and Forbes on Monday participated in the ceremonial of depositing the ratification of the London Naval Treaty.

Mr . Brennan is daily'occupied in committee seeing to find a common ground for Dominion legislative constitutional rights, whereanent skilful wording will be needed to meet the whims of at least two Dominions. ,