OTTAWA CONFERENCE

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 10831, 1 April 1932, Page 3

OTTAWA CONFERENCE

preparing New Zealand’s Policy.

CONSIDERATION BY <’ARINET

Wellington, March 31

. j ir ; r . f respite from almost con- . pa him I si*tings was taken [JL morning to P-rmit a meeting of ■-m-i.il hiih-( onnnil tee of the SinWrv 'i- 1 in ■ of the Prime Sler.’ the ID. Hon. 0. W. Forbes, i Hon A. Downie Stewart, and the Hni H ” Masters, s<4 np to prepare _ policy for submission on behalf of v W Zealand at the Imperial Eco- ' e i e con fere in’ o a! Ottawa in July. n °Mr Forlx-s stated to-day that the .Y’tion of the personnel of the deletion to go to Ottawa did not, arise ff connect ion with the committee's*.l‘i „ That, was a matter for the rabiiiet to deride, and it had not yet determined. The committee, he was desirous of hearing the s ?; v ; 0 f the interested sections of Se Ymusiunity- tlm chambers of 1 mmerce. the niamifa.clur«rs’ assertions the Fanners' Union and L her bodies, so that Cabinet would he in a position to formulate definite rnnocls for Ottawa in a line with fY opinions of the trading interests the Dominion. Information as to !L various aspects, of trade in New /'•aland was also being collated for fY commit tee by Urn Customs Denartmen!, the Department of Industries and Commerce, and Ihe Department of Agriculture. The fullest opoortunitv would i>o given for tlio expression* of views, before the comm'[ii' reply to a question, Mr Forbes , a id that it was not proposed to make available for general information the policy the Government would draw up. It would he taken ■i basis for negotiation with the representatives of the Old Country and for argument round the table at Ottawa He suggested that the New Zealand delegation might enter into negotiations for tariff concessions in addition to those recently announced by Great Britain under the new preferential treatment arrangement, and that New Zealand would he asked what assistance she was prepared to offer Great Britain in return.