REMOVAL ASKED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 115, 18 May 1933, Page 7

REMOVAL ASKED.

CITRUS FRUIT BAN. Australia Anxious for Entry To N.Z. Market. DEPUTATION TO MR. LYONS. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 0.30 a.m.) CANBERRA,, this day. T]ie Federal Citrus Council of Australia sent a deputation that requested the Prime Minister, Mr. <T. A. Lyons, to take immediate action to secure the removal of the embargo on tlie export of citrus fruits to New Zealand as tlie retention of that market is very vital in view of the difficulty attendant upon the export to other markets, and while the local markets arc already overtaxed with this season's output. The Prime Minister replied that the representations would receive immediate attention, and the Government would take the matter up again with New Zealand.

INTEREST BURDEN. Scullin's Attack on Lyons Ministry. NO REDUCTION OBTAINED. CANBERRA, May IT. Mr. J. H. Scullin, Leader of the Opposition, in the House of Representatives attacked the Government for its failure to obtain a reduction of the interest on Australia's loan indebtedness in Britain. Mr. Scullin cited the success of the recent British conversions and the Indian loan as showing that there is no shortage of money in Britain. He said the people of Australia were entitled to relief. Australia's annual interest bill was £35,000,000 because she was paying between 5 per cent and GJ per cent interest. The Prime Minister, Mr. J. A. Lyons, replied that the Government had done everything possible to bring about tlie conversion through the Australian Minister in London, Mr. S. M. Bruce, but events now would have to take their course until after the World Economic Conference.

FREIGHT RATES. INTER-STATE CHARGES UP. (Received 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Associated Inter-State Shipowners have decided to make an increase of 1/ per ton in the rates of freight between Sydney,' Brisbane, Newcastle and Melbourne. The higher rates, which will operate from June 1, will be as fol-low:—Sydney-Brisbane, 17/ per ton; Melbourne-Brisbane, 26/; Sydney-Mel-bourne, 16/; Newcastle-Brisbane, 17/; Newcastle-Melbourne, 18/6.

FURTHER INCREASE. N.S.W. REFERENDUM VOTE. SYDNEY, May 17. The affirmative majoritj l - in the Upper House reform referendum poll has been increased to more tha.i 30,000 and is still creeping- up. A ROYAL DELEGATE? TO MELBOURNE CENTENARY. MELBOURNE, May 17. An invitation has been sent to Their Majesties to send at least one member of the Royal Family to Australia during the Melbourne centenary celebrations next year. The Federal .Government and the State Governments are co-operating, in the hope that the Royal visit will embrace all the capital cities.