'HONOUR OTTAWA'

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 138, 13 June 1934, Page 11

'HONOUR OTTAWA'

TARIFF REDUCTION. FREE TRADE WITH BRITAIN. WAIKATO RESOLUTIONS. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) MORRINSVILLE, this day. Reciprocal free trade with Britain was urged at a public meeting in the Strand Theatre last evening, wiien addresses were given by Messrs. Albert Russell, W. Goodfellow and Douglas Seymour. Tho Mayor presided over a gathering which was representative of all parts of the Morrinsville district and included many dairy company directors and Farmers' Union officials. On the motion of Messrs. F. C. Kennedy and S. A. Ferguson, the meeting decided to urge on the Government the need to reduce drastically tariffs on British goods coming into Nesv Zealand and to implement promptly and fully the Ottawa agreement. A further resolution, moved and seconded by Messrs. P. H. Saxton and G. H. Pirrit, was carried that tho meeting desired that consideration of the Tariff Commission's report by Parliament be on national and not party lines. Copies of the resolutions are to be sent to tho Prime Minister, tho Minister of Customs and Mr. F. Lye, M.P., Mr. Goodfellow outlined the aims of tho Reciprocal Trade Federation, of wliich he is the Auckland president, and urged tho need to impress on representatives in Parliament the necessity for tariff reduction in order to f irco Parliament to make an alteration to the tariff that would enable New Zealand to say that tho Dominion had honoured the Ottawa agreement.

CAMBRIDGE MEETING.

RECIPROCITY WITH BRITAIN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday. "This representative meeting of citizens, business men and farmers of Cambridge and district calls iipon the Government to carry out fully the terms and the spirit of the Ottawa agreement and drastically to lower tariffs against British goods." This was the text of a resolution carried unanimously by a meeting of 150 here this afternoon, following an address given by Mr. Albert Russell, of Auckland, and under the auspices of the New Zealand Producers and United Kingdom Manufacturers' Reciprocal Trade Federation. Interesting addresses were given by Messrs. Russell and Goodfellow. A further resolution was carried unanimously, "That tho lowering of tariffs against Britain should be made a national issue."

TE AROHA RESOLUTION.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) TE AROHA, Tuesday. Mr. Albert Russell, of Auckland, gave an address last evening on "Practical Prosperity Proposals." Mr. 11. L. Thornton presided. Mr. Russell spoke at length on trade relations, on the restoration of our pound to its true purchasing power, and to raising tho standard and reducing the cost of living. The proposition of Mr. W. A. Clark, "That the Government bo called upon to carry out the Ottawa agreement," was carried unanimously. The following resolution, proposed by Mr. W. G. Horn, was carried by acclamation: "That the Government be strongly urged that in the consideration of the tariff report, it be made a national and not a party issue that copies of the resolution be sent to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Cusand the Hon. C. E. Macmillan. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Russell for his address.