BLACK PICTURE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 86, 2 December 1931, Page 5

BLACK PICTURE

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■ bmer free "trader urges ■' j more drastic kl measures ■TBrts for trade balance s|V

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LONDON, Monday. H«lie House of Commons the Min- ■ |0f Agriculture, Sir John GilBFn» *n m0V^no the imposition of BoS on agricultural products other, BhtMEmpire, said the yalue of these Ble»tations was £13,000,000 a year. BT/Jhief object was to forbid luxury H Its.

B .9 emphasised that the products of Ber«hannel Islands, Scilly, the DoHieMns and the Colonies were not KhJed■fyt* Fambert (Liberal — South ■ Jn), said that though formerly K * trader he felt the Government Bo V°t been sufficiently drastic in Ku'Minirig imports. The nound had BP.H to 14s 6d. It was a question in the next few month's BriE ■vould be able to buy necessary j ■imports like meat, cheese and B Be Government ou.ght' to seek all Bxpert advice possible, and deal j5S®imports as in the war time, for trade balance and pound went I* 9 would be ruin for millions of rle. yl L. C. M. S. Amery attacked the totfnment's failure to outline its \ »iltural policy. He said the elecf mad armed it to catch whales; L9-to it had only produced tiddlers. ^■uld be useless to negotiate with [ Ke, Germany and the Dominions \ 9 Government had no general inlyMal or agricultural policy. IsH2 m°ti°n t°r the imposition of fiuties was carried by 366 votes v H*

LjBxury, agricultural and horticul- '■ products which are to be sub- ' Ko taxes under the Bill are as folJB Presh fruits — Cherries, cur- ; * gooseberries, hothouse grapes, ^ j&, and strawberries. Eresh vegeK — Asparagus, beans, broccoli, Blowers, carrots, chicory, cueum- ■ 9 endive, lettuce, mushrooms, |1 peas, new potatoes, and turnips. ki's — Cut flowers, plants in flow9ulbs, and rose trees.