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Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1932, Page 5

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OTTAWA DEBATE SEVERAL OPINIONS EXPRESSED, (Per Press Association Copyright.) WELLINGTON, October 20. In the House the debate on the Ottawa agreement was resumed by Mr H. G. Diqkie, (C. Paten) who sgid that 458,000 people m New Zealand were dependent for. a livelihood on ■primary industries. ,He ,it . would be found practically impossible for secondary industries to flourish in this Dominion. • Mr W. E. Barnard (L., Napier) said he thought the time had arrived when, we should strive to advance in the direction of making the Dominion self-contained. It would be far better if we could populate the counti-y more intensely. We could then aim at consuming the greater part- of our produce, .and manufacturing the greater part of our own requirements. Mr W. J. Broadfoot (C’„ Waitoma) naid lie did not think any nation could lie self-contained,.'and in this connection the United States was an outstanding example. They of all nations were in the most favourable position to achieve this object, and lie,believed their experience had) provided ntfiplu proof of the futility of this policy. Mr Semple, (L., Wellington East) expressed the opinion that under the Ottawa agreement wo were giving away something we would regret in years to come. He declared that many industries employing, hundreds of men would be bound to go out of existence in consequence of the terms of the agreement. Mr J. Hargest (1.-, Invercargill) said that last year the Irish Free State sold 24 millions worth of primary products to Britain. As a remit of the deadlock, primary produce and meat must now be piling up in Ireland, and it was inevitable that Britain and Ireland would shortly come to some arrangement and these goods would he released. He .asked whether Mr Contes would make representations to ■ Brittain to have, these, goods . absorbed gradually, with a view to avoiding ruining the , market' for v ouf produce in Britain. • G ’ ,V :r

Mr D-mgstone ■ (D.. -Waimarine) said that as the result of ; the Ottawa Conference, the Dominion’s. fiscal policy would be dominated- by the Imperial Government. Not one io% of real Benefit would accrue to New Zealand from Ottawa... . . WELLINGTON, October 21. In the House the debate on the Ottawa a Tree merit was; continued and was "still ~ irufintslrM'Avben “UrGOTo'usO'

rose at 11-20 p.m. till 10.30 this morn-