DOMINION TRADE

Hokitika Guardian, 17 August 1933, Page 5

DOMINION TRADE

U.S.A. RELATIONS

N.Z, MINISTERS MEET PRESIDENT

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegi ayh—Copyright.)

WASHINGTON, August 15

Important conversations regarding the future commercial relations between New Zealand and the United States were Held to-day between the Hons. •G. W. Forbes and R. Masters and high officials of the American Department -of -State and Department ;of 'Commerce.

At the luncheon tendered Messrs Forbes and (Masters 'by President Roosevelt, the opportunity wars taken by -cho President to mention the question of reciprocal trade bptw<?eo the United States and New Zealand, There was ,a subsequent discussion with the U.S.A. Minister of Industries and Commerce, which is -reported .to have been -of a most frank and friendly nature.

.Later, Mr Masters met a representative .group of executive officers of the Departments of State. Appreciation w2,s expressed on behalf of -the New. Zealand Government at the action of the U.S.A. State Department in lifting the embargo against (New Zealand. . inih -A xn

The view was strongly ; .expressed by Mr Masters that it ,should, be possible (to come to-a satisfactory agreement by which New Zealand producers could exchange some' of their products for lines of American goods of a special nature to the mutual .advantage- of both countries.

The market for New Zealand w-00l

in the'United 'States and the problem of augmenting sales were closely studied, while other main New Zealand -products were analysed and discussed. Both Ministers expressed satisfaction at the nature of the discussions and especially at the 'encouraging and r (sympathetic views, voiced by.... ,Mr Roosevelt. ,

Mr 'Forbes ’ and ' Masters';, will drriyjei at Boston on Thursday to con fa? with Lading' firms dealing in New Zen- j land wool. . V■-; ~ ■ , ~ a

N.Z. MEAT EXPORT RESTRICTION,

ITS ' POSSIBLE. EXTENSION

WELLINGTON,, 'ine#/: 16. There Is *hoi possibility that the restriction of beef exports from New Zealand to- Britain -m-ay -be - extended to boneless (beef in bam*, in which tbete is a, considerable trade, mainly ,to Glasgow. ' it is also stated the Meat Board have been -ashed to supp.lv detailed estimafo-fl" of the Monthly shipment.;? -oj pdi’k Wew' Zealand to IMhaioi. and that there is the possibility , of some restriction being imposed .-on this class of meat also. . With :-reg’rd /to pig' products the Bri;ish Government 1 undertook in the Ottawa agreements that ' a ‘‘reason-

"We share” would be given to New

of the “expansion made possible by the reduction of foreign imports. ’’

The shipments of pork from New Zealand to Y’ritN’n during the -ten

"•onths oi the imrrent season to July vt were, 106,312, carcases, .compared with 118.3 7 5 carcases for the corresponding period of last season, p.n increase of 77.93? rert'aises, or over 65

ppr cent. Tha kdling? of pork for ten months totalled 311.475 carcases, compared with 147.526 last Reason. p,u incrcg,se of 163,919 .carcases, or well over 100 pep.cent. At July 31 last, 108,715 carcases were held in the gold storey .in v cw Zealand, and there' were also 20.034 creases loaded into ships that had not sailed at that date.

CHILLED BEEF SHIPMENT. (Received this day at 10.9 a.m.)

LONDON, August 16,

The Orient line is- fitting two small •dhamsbers in the “Otranto” on its next voyage for an experimental shipment of chilled beef, using carbon dioxide in one.

QUOTAS FOR FOREIGN FISH RUGBY, August 16.

An order for the regulation of foreign fish landed in the United Kingdom has .been made by the Board of Trade under the Sea Fishing Industry Act, 1933. . Under this order,' quotas are allotted to foreign countries, and licenses will be required to land any fish other than fish brought direct to the United Kingdom bv fishing vessels registered in the British Empire. Fish from any Dominion will not be liable to the quota, but a license will be required for any fish, sent as cargo from any Dominion, although not for direct landings from Dominion fishing boats.