DOMINION DUMPING

Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1933, Page 5

DOMINION DUMPING

BRITISH QUOTAS

N.Z. AND AUSTRALIA OPPOSED

(Special to United Press Association ot Aew Zealand).

LONDON, July 22

Tlie “Evening Star,” ot London, lias bitter tilings to say of what it terms “Empire dumping.” It re.crs editorially, to the recent debate in the House of Lords and to the Undersecretary for Agriculture, Lord de la Warr’s statement in reply. It says: “Lord de la Warns feeble answer to this cynical mockery of Empire trade is to issue threats and warning to the Dominions of what may happen when the Ottawa Agreements expire; though, by that time, this evil system of colonial dumping may have done its fell work, and have put the British producers beyond the capacity to come hack.”

The paper has also published a cartoon showing the “Knight of Empire Free Trade,” crushed to the ground by an “Empire dumping hack.” This attitude of the London “Star” to Dominion trade is typical of a good deal of, the other prevalent comment, Particularly strong attacks were made on the British Government at a meeting of the Yorkshire executive of the National Farmers’ Union where a resolution was carried unanimously that, the Minister of Agriculture, Major Elliott, be urged to obtain immediately further substantial restriefons on the importation of live and dead meats, in order to avert the present ruinous prices of Home produced meat. New Zealand can gather from this that a difficult task is confronting Mr Forbes and/Mr Masters. The “Birmingham Gazette” says: “A reculiarity of the World Conference is that most of its important work is being done outside of the framework of the Conference itself.” The paper states that a serious disagreement, arising between the British Coherence delegation and the representatives of the Dominions’ delegations, on the question of the quotas and of other trade restrictions, at meetings of the Cabinet held at Whitehall, continues. It adds: “It is uderst-ood. tliat the British Government are pressing very strongly for the maintenance of their new policy of auotas on all forms of dairy produce, which policy is being as strongly opposed by New Zealand and by Australia. It is argued on behalf of the l British Government, that the preference in the case of butter has had the effect of permitting the prices to go down.” “Therefore.-’-'-states .the eaner, “It is understood that the British Government intends to proceed with a wider Use of its quota restriction as a means of securing a . general-increase in price levels. The New Zealand representatives have urged tile British Government to prevent definite proposals for dealing with the various commodities to which they desire to apply their ouotas. It is understood that the British Delegation have not so far agreed to do this.” ANGLO-SOVIET NEGOTIATIONS. LONDON, July 22. According to the “Daily Mail,” the Anglo-Soviet new trade agreement negotiations have reached a deadlock, owing to the British Government insisting upon steps to protect Empire and Ottawa agreements, particularly regarding the dumping of Soviet, goods produced by State labour. A strong British stand on this point has greatly depressed the Soviet representatives regarding the outcome of the negotiations.