TRADE CONTROL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 April 1939, Page 6

TRADE CONTROL

MEETING OF IMPORTERS IN WELLINGTON. RESOLUTIONS OF PROTEST PROPOSED. (I3y Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Stating that the restrictions placed on imports for the second period would bring about a complete dislocation of trade throughout New Zeadand, create hardship and unemployment and increase costs to consumers, Mr David Hogg, president of the United Kingdom Manufacturers’ and New Zealand representatives’ Association, opened a general meeting of rileinbers this morning called to carry three resolution-: framed by the cduheil of the associalioh. Mr Hogg reviewed the import position during recent ye.Trs, and said that the total prohibitions were a breach of the trade agreement between Britain and the Dominion and would probably lead to retaliation. Mr Hogg moved the resolutions. The first urges the Government to remove restrictions on British. imports, the second asks the Government to institute- an inquiry into the underlying causes of Ibe depletion of London funds and the third that the position of British exporters and their representatives in New Zealand be placed before interested associations in Britain, with a request for urgent support of the first resolution. Discussion is proceeding.