MUTUAL BENEFIT

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 603, 7 August 1933, Page 5

MUTUAL BENEFIT

(Press Assn.—

MR. FORBES ,ON EFFE.CT OF DISCUSSIONS wiTH BRITAIN INTERVIEW IN LONDON

-By Telegraph — Copyright).

London, August 4. Mr. G. W. Forbes, Prinie : Miriister of New Zeaiand and leader of the Dominion's delegation to the Economic Conference, was interviewed to-day hefore his departui'e from London. He expressed the opinion that the discussions which had taken place between the members of the delegation and British ministers would result in mutual benefit to New Zeaiand and the Homeland. Th'ough the World Conference had. left disappointments it had cleared the way for future action. He particularly was impressed hy the leading part the British delegation had played in the international conference. Her foremost place and prestige in the realms of international finance and commerce ha.ve been enhanced hy the recent conference. He and his colleagues welcomed the helpful opportunities for the c; > cussion of New Zeaiand problems with the British Ministers, and they are very hopeful that the difficulties regarding the low prices of produce will soon he overcome. There already are signs that the marketing trouhles will find their own solutions and there is ground for confidence that commodity prices will continue to rise. He believed that the discussion of mutual problems between the British and New Zeaiand farmers would result in a measure of co-operation, which would overcome present difficulties. Steps had already been taken in this direction.