GOOD WILL VISIT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 25, 30 January 1934, Page 3

GOOD WILL VISIT.

FEDERAL MINISTER.

GOING TO WAITANGI.

TRADE DISCUSSIONS LATER,

To represent the Federal and the New South Wales Governments respectively at the. Waitangi ceremony, the Hon. IT. 11. Stewart, Minister of Customs in the Federal Government, and the Hon. R. W. D. Weaver, Minister of Public Works and of Health in the New South Wales Cabinet, arrived in Aucklnml by the Wanganella this morning. After attending the Waitangi celebration both Ministers will spend some time in the Dominion conferring with the Government and investigating matters concerning their respective Departments.

"While I am here I will discuss with the New Zealand Government matters of mutual interest to Australia and the Dominion, particularly those affecting' my own Department of Commerce," said Mr. Stewart. "This will include an exchange of views on the question of the embargoes placed on the interchange of products." Apart from intercolonial trade, he hoped to discuss the question of collaboration between the countries in the export of primary produce to the United Kingdom. It was felt, he said, that there was room for regulating uid spreading over the season the shipments of fruit, butter and meat, which would beneficially affect both countries. Apples and Pears.

In respect to the report cabled from Sydney last Friday that the Federal Government would relax the embargo on the export of New Zealand apples aud pears, Mr. Stewart said that the announcement was rather premature. There had been a conference at Canberra recently concerning the relaxation of the embargoes, and it was probable that there would be some modification of them.

"After all, the main object of my visit, both in respect to its social and business aspect, is to generate a better understanding and promote more good will between the two sister Dominions," added.Mr. Stewart.

The Minister is accompanied by Mr. J. F. Murphy, assistant secretary of the Department of Commerce, Mr. E. Harding, private secretary, Mr. P. Horan, Assistant Controller of Customs, and Mr. .E. MeKinnon, director of plant quarantine in the Department of Health. Mr. Weaver's Interests. The New South Wales representative, Mr. Weaver, is accompanied by Mr. J. Merrett, Commissioner of the Meat Industry in Sydney. It is their intention to study the chain system of killing which was last year introduced in the Dominion, and they will visit a number of the abattoirs in both islands. The hygienic distribution of milk will also receive the Minister's attention. He said it was a problem in the big populace of Sydney, and some system of delivery in containers was being considered by his Government. The municipal milk delivery system at Wellington will be particularly investigated.

The Australian visitors were met at the ship by Mr. D. Ardell, representing the Government, and Mr. S. W. M. Stilling, New Zealand representative of the Australian Travel Association.