TRADE WITH CANADA.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17980, 27 March 1930, Page 7

TRADE WITH CANADA.

AUSTRALIAN TREATY. OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. —Copyright. OTTAWA, Alarch 25. The complete abrogation of the Australian trade treaty was urged in Hie House of Commons to-day by AH' Robert Gardiner, Leader of the United Farmers’ Party, of Alberta. He moved an amendment Lo Hie Government’s motion to resolve Hie House into a committee of supply. Earlier in the session the Opposition introduced an amendment calling for ■the rescinding of the ordcr-in-council, making the treaty applicable to New Zealand. Air Gardiner’s amendment was based on Hie resolution condemning the treaty passed at the recent convention of Hie United Farmers of Alberta. The mover argued that agriculture was being used to secure markets l’or the manufacturing industry. He objected to any Canadian industry being used for the benefit of any other. When the Australian treaty was applied to New Zealand it resulted in a great inflow of butter and a consequent depression of prices in Canada. The only reason why Australian butter did not enter Canada in greater volume was because the dumping clause was applied. Air Stevens (Conservative) moved a sub-amendment asking the House to declare that the operation of the existing Australian treaty indicates that the fullest development of trade between Canada and Australia lias not been achieved by either country and that the Government should endeavour as soon as possible to secure a revision of the treaty to the mutual benefit of both countries.