EXPORTS TO BRITAIN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 April 1938, Page 7

EXPORTS TO BRITAIN

DECISION OF CONFERENCE AT SYDNEY. INSTITUTION OF COMMODITY COUNCILS. Press Association Electric Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, April 4. The Empire producers’ conference to-day accepted with slight modification the British proposals for regulating the flow of Dominion produce into Britain. The resolution as adopted recommends Empire producers to co-operate to establish commodity councils on the lines of the Empire Beef Council and the International Beef Conference created under the British Live Stock: Industry Act, 1937. The duty of these councils will be to advise their constituent organisations regarding tie flow of supplies to the United Kingdom.

The resolution accepted the Ottawa order of preference giving the local producer first place on the Home market, the Dominion producer second place and the foreign producer t.i ird place. The commodity councils will be expected to institute a continuing su:vey of market supplies and conditions and in consultation with Empire Ministers shall' take the necessary action to secure the expansion of existing and the creation of new markets.

Delegates were the guests ci' the Prime Minister, Mr J. A. Lyons, at

Canberra during the week-end. Mr' F. Waite (New Zealand) to-day described the capital as the most wonderful garden city in the world and a complete revelation to the New Zealand delegation.