QUOTAS AND TARIFFS.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20276, 19 August 1937, Page 11

QUOTAS AND TARIFFS.

MARKETING DIFFICULTIES. FREE ENTRY TO BRITAIN. Referring to quota, tariff and other marketing difficulties, Mr W. Goodfellow quoted figures to show the J amount of duty and tax payable on 1 New Zealand butter if and when ex- I ported to the folloxving countries: Germany, G£d per lb minimum; France, 1 71*1 per li), plus a quota; Belgium, j 54d per lb, plus a quota; United Stales 1 of America, 7d per lb; Canada, 3d per • lb, plus dump duty; Australia. 6d per j lb; Hawaiian Islands, 7*l per 11*; Japan, 6.M per lb: China, BJ*l per lb; Java, j 24d per lb: Manila, id per lb; United j Kingdom, free. lie. staled, further, that a number of countries competing with Nexv Zealand j for the British and other markets received export bonuses of various kinds, as under, which enabled lower prices to bo quoted: Holland, bonus on exports equal to 9d per lb on local sales; Argentine, four-firths of a penny per lb; Irish Free State, approximately 40 per cent, on market values; Denmark, Government subsidy on local sales, per lb, plus profit on German sales, paid to exporters; France, 3d per lb; Australia, an equalisation scheme to subsidise exports. In view of these quotas, tariffs and other obstructions to sales, he asked: Where and how was Now Zealand to develop alternative markets to that, of the United Kingdom? It was selfevident. he said, that there was no immediate prospect of developing any other substantial market anywhere In the xvorlrt. For this reason, it was regretlahh' that the Government bad been unable to enter Into a hi latent agreement xvith I lie Government of I lie United Kingdom which would retain j for New Zealand the privileges of the i Ottawa Agreement. Canada had recently made a bi-lateral agreement xvith'Great Britain, but in order to do so she had to reduce tariffs on ill per coni, of the goods she imported from the United Kingdom. Presumably, owing to high internal eosls. Nexv Zealand was unable to offer any worthwhile tariff reduction. Careful Handling Required. Mr I.o..ilfclb.\x (■••'ill<>l on! tin! to | raise tariffs In enable local mdi.-l t ies j pood "'rr-.m the United Kingdom xxmil.l 5 nn.l mbtcdK sen-m-dy ffc in.lice Nexv Zealand - oh.mce ..f holding a free : 11 hi- opinion, •.-■rir.d ••■;->- eareful ‘ ! which Colin!"', shiploads of in all iliac - f | pJnd's competitors in the British niarj I'irent Britain by dexrloping reeiproe-.l trade-’ The great danger to New » our only customer had been • near ftitlll*.