EMPIRE TRADE

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 10771, 18 January 1932, Page 3

EMPIRE TRADE

Plea by Sir James Parr. Tiii-: ottawa cov fit;i:\cf. "I’rcparsi mile shoulii nut be left ♦o (lie (’iceiis I >"jiartinent only, however (Air r* it - olbciais may he." said djr ; Barr, when referring to the Ca inii!. rei.v In no address on pip, lav )ii“bi ... t!ie poster exhibition "Trade- Witli in t in- Empire" a! Am-kla:)'!- "I bope,'’ iie said, "rhal jj,,. ;,id and pre.-enee of representativc.: el chanilr-rs of commerce, of industries. and of farmers 1 unions will j„. co-epici i' !i bit- work of preparatlcn for tb" "o!if"r"ncc," SO- .lames .-.aid the Ottawa conference wan an important evc-nt for New /c.tlam!- ’l'b" be- 1 Imperial Conferwas a tia-co. Lord Snowden, who killed b on a. t mini of his views on five i rad", aid Kuala ml had given no rmana l ' le make a bargain of any pin.d that involved placing a tax on import'si fo m I’r- e I rath-, however, would no! 1: ill ’lie Ottawa cmifcrHr ,.. Knt.'ia ml had l;er hands no loiim i- lied behind her hack. She was to coti'in* i business with tlic Dominions. Already an emergency tariff of 5" a"!' teiii. bad been imposed, (j,, s-lu (lab' compi i. iiid c-verv main jn-ij, t . of pi innf.e I nre except .steel a;! ,i ii-iiii, English agriculture w;is no* vr! proleeted, because, in his opinion, th" British Government, was awaiting the result of the Ottawa conferen-e before taking definite action. -5 desire would be shown to adjust ami correlate protective duties as between Britain and the Dominions in respect to 111011. wheat, and dairy producs in order to do just ice (o all interests. Nothing could expand New /calami production so much as a British market sheltered by a strom.: tariff against foreign foodstuffs. Oltawj! would decide whether Britain would lax Danish I,utfer, Dutch cheese, ami Argentine lain!) unci million. Ho was. convinced Britain would give New /calami effective preferences if (he Dominion would reciprocate, firstly with the diversion t" Britain of the hulk of her imports from foreign countries, amounting last year to £15,51)0,(1110, ami secondly with the lowering of existing duties on British goods. Britain imported annually foreign foodstuffs to the value of £.’!-J0.000.OOI) which could practically all bo produced within the Empire. The Dominions, including India, imported annually foreign manufactures valued at £520.<100, 000, the great bulk of which could be produced in Britain.