HITCH IN TRADE PACT WITHAUSTRALIA.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 25, 31 January 1938, Page 7

HITCH IN TRADE PACT WITHAUSTRALIA.

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Alleged Discrimination in ] Proposals. j ! ' NEW TO EMPIRE RELATIONS.'' United Press Association.— Copy right. (Rwivcd 1 p.m.j . J CAN IiF.KKA, this day. , The Federal ('iihiiii'l, which ad- ' iiiiirricfl on !•' 1111 a>" until February 7, lias hecii summoned >udd<Mily to meet in Sydney to-nu>vn>w to continue rxamiiiHt ion of the proposed trade norecnirul willi New Zealand. This decision sjiid to In; a direct development from criticism of the agreement expressed at Friday's meeting. Some Minister- think it inadvisable to postpone consideration of the points raised until February 7. ! Cabinet on Friday refused to accept i the Xew Zealand Government's proiiosals ; without a more thorough examination. The principal objection raised was that Xew Zealand, by imposing a new range of tariffs on Australian manufactures dlone, was introducing into Kmpire trade relations the principle of discrimination. 1 The Commonwealth Government does not question New Zealand's right to increase duties to protect her home in- : (histries. Her deliberate discrimination by one Dominion against another, however, is new to inter-Kmpire trade relations and the Federal Ministry is not prepared to accept it until its implications have been thoroughly examined. ! Federal Ministers, it is stated, fear that once New Zealand has established the precedent she may endeavour to extend the policy in her dealings with Australia. MORE FRIENDLY. Feeling Between Australia and New Zealand. TRADE PARLEY HITCH DENIED. SYDNEY, January 30. "Hie Federal Minister of Commerce, Sir Earle Page, denied that there was any hitch likely to prevent the completion of the understanding between K'ew Zealand and Australia. He said that as the result of the visits of Ministers, a more friendly feeling exists between New Zealand and Australia than has been the case for some time. AMERICA AND CANADA. NEGOTIATION OF TRADE PACT. * NEW YORK, January 30. A message from Washington states that the Secretary «f State, Mr. Cordell I Hull, yesterday formally announced negotiations for a new reciprocal treaty with Canada to replace the existing one. He said a change was necessitated by the negotiations between Britain and America. The hearing of evidence from interested persons would begin on April 4. The "New York Times" states that American and Canadian trade experts have been so pleased with the operation of the first American-Canadian treaty that there is a tendency to enlarge its scope.