TREATY IMMINENT

Hokitika Guardian, 28 March 1933, Page 5

TREATY IMMINENT

FOR ANGLO-ARGENTINE TRADE.

SPECIAL TARIFF ADVANTAGES

(United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright)

LONDON, March 27

The ' Parliamentary Lobbyist of the “Daily Telegraph” forecasts that a trade agreement between Grtat Britain and the Argentine Republic is imminent. He also forecasts that' under this .agreement Argentina will give to Britain .special tariff .advantages on he r motor oars, textiles, and agricultural machinery. The lobbyist states : Arrangements will b e made to liberate large British credits, in Argentina. Thereby, it is confidently hoped, the Anglo-Argentine trade will be restored to something lik e the former volume.

trade agreement between Great Brito the nature of the advantages which Britain is to give the Argentine’s products.

DOMINION MEAT MARKING

LONDON, Mnroll 23. lu order t<> tost t!us opinion of Austra'lian and other opponents to meat marking, committeemen 'to-day saw at the Smitlifield market • several frozen carcases, which were marked with ink two months ago, and taken off the carcase, but Australian experts point out that since Monday the weather has been cool and dry, favouring the experiment, while they consider it is unlikely that such results would be obtained, if applied commercially on a large scale.

FRENCH SURTAX ON IMPORTS

PARIS, March 23

, A surtax of 15 per cent, has been imposed on South African, New Zeasum, myosotis, Iceland poppies, bromplar tax, .designed ‘t 0 offset the depreciated currencies of China and Japan, has now 'been increased to 25 pe r cent.