CORDIAL WELCOME.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 191, 15 August 1933, Page 7

CORDIAL WELCOME.

CORRESPONDENCE EXCHANGED (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Monday. The Prime Minister, Mr. Forbes, has cabled to Mr. Coates the text of the letters between Mr. Gates, president of the National Farmers' Union in Britain, and himself regarding the marketing of dairy produce. Mr. Gates, in a letter to Mr. Forbes, asked him to impress upon the New Zealand Government that the call was for immediate action in the common interests of the producers, both of the Dominion and the United Kingdom. Definite action to regulate supplies coming on the market was an urgent and imperative necessity. He did not believe it would be a good policy to postpone action until British farmers could viSit New Zealand to discuss common problems. The National Farmers' Union fully recognised the value that would attach to a roundtable discussion, and was prepared immediately to send Mr. Thomas Baxter to take part in such conversations.

Mr. Forbes, replying, pointed out that to give effect to "the suggested discussions would not cause any further delay than at pi-esent, as the final settlement would still require to remain over until he and his party returned to the Dominion and consulted the farmers, whose co-oporation was essential 'in any decision reached. In fact, he was firmly convinced that , consideration of the matter would be facilitated by having a representative of the United Kingdom farmers on the spot. He added that Mr. Baxter would be cordially welcomed by New Zealand farmers as well as by the Government. __,

On receipt of the message, Mr. Coates cabled to England welcoming Mr. Baxter on\ behalf of the Government, including a message of welcome from Mr. W. J. Poison, M.P., president of the Farmers' ' Union, and intimating that the people of New Zealand would be glad to know at ficst-hand of the problems facing English farmers.