EMPIRE TARIFFS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 87, 13 April 1933, Page 7

EMPIRE TARIFFS.

CANADA'S VARIATION.

Britain Urged to Negotiate for Lower N.Z. Exchange. MR. THOMAS EVASIVE. tUnlted P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, April 12. The Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, announced that as a result of negotiations, Canada had agreed to certain variations of the tariffs on British goods since the Ottawa agreement. The Canadian Government lias agreed to fix the value of the pound for Customs purposes reckoned at 4J dollars instead of at 4.4 dollars. Mr. Stuart i'ievan (Con., Holborn) asked: "In view of the success of these negotiations and the change in the New Zealand exchange rate to the disadvantage to Britain, is it intended to open negotiations with New Zealand?" Mr. Thomas replied: "It is my intention to open any avenue profitable to Britain." REDUCTION SOUGHT. LONDON COLD STORE CHARGES. (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, April 12; The Australian Minister in London, Mr. S. M. Bruce, and Zealand High Commissioner, Sir Thomas Wilford, accompanied by their respective meat experts, Mr. O. Hoywood, and Mr. R. S. Forsyth, interviewed Sir David Owen, general manager to the Port of London Authority, and asked the authority to reduce cold storage charges on meat. They pointed out the high ratio of the charges to present prices.

Sir David , gave no indication of the authority's attitude.