TRADE AGREEMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1930, Page 5

TRADE AGREEMENT

PROCRESS OF NEGOTIATIONS.

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(Deceived this day a+ noon.) OTTAWA, December 29.

Expressing confidence that the details of the trade agreement would be worked out in a few days, Air Moloney to-day declared that rumours that a difficulty had arisen in the negotiations were without, foundation and that no particular significance should be attached, he said, to the return to Ottawa from • Vancouver of Air Stevens. In so far as the negotiations were concerned, .. it merely meant it was more convenient to continue the discussions here. * The original plans were that the final details should be dealt with in--Vancouver. Mr Stevens arrives at Ottawa on Tuesday.

The question of the importation of Australian butter is understood to have caused some difficulty. In an interview a few weeks ago Mr Moloney expressed a hope that the matter could be arranged, so that all Advisory Board be sat up here, upon whose ad-, vice the Australian Government would regulate the movement. On the other hand several members of ijhe Dominion Government are believed to hold that there should be no difference in the import duty .as between Australia nnd New Zealand. Mr Moloney declined to discuss the situation, but reiterated the statement that the Treaty arfaugelnents would probably be completed within a few days,