ADVOCACY OF QUOTAS.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20906, 13 July 1933, Page 9

ADVOCACY OF QUOTAS.

PRIME MINISTER WORRIED. PROPOSAL AFFECTING BITTER. to L'mtorl Press Association, New Zealand.) (Received July 12, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 11. The increasing advocacy of the quota principle as a means of raisr ing the level of produce prices is causing the Rt. Hon. C T . W. Forbes and the Hon. R. Masters considerable concern. Sir Austen Chamjqerlsjn. Mr Waiter Runciman, and Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister have spoken in of the system of control over the production of foodstulTs, thovigh they have said that plans of this sort require the support of a large number of producing countries. IMEr Elliot is a particularly strong advocate of the regulation of production and exports on the part of supplying countries, as a means of raising the prices paid to British farmers. In a repent speech he said th?t despite the 20 per cent, tariff, 18,QC!Q tons mqre butter had to be supplied to Qreat Britain than in trip same period last year. In submitting the agricultural estimates in the House of Commons to-day, he sought to show that the application of quotas to bacon, \yheat, anc j hops had undoubtedly raised the prices to the British producers. Suh-comniiUees of the Economic Conference so far considered the application of quotas to wheat, wine, sugar, coal, ?md wood, but now Poland has submitted a draft resolution to tho conference committee on the co-ordination of production and marketing that the governments pf the butter-export-ing countries should set up, without delay, an international dairy council to (1) Study the means of reducing competition between such countries in general, and on rationed markets in bartioular; (3) Ensure better distribution throughout the year, eliminating gluts in certain seasons on certain remarkets; (3) To study the possibilities of better international standardisation. This resolution has yet to be dealt with. JVIr Forbes and Mr Masters are in close consultation with tfre chairmen of the New Zealand produce boards, and are holding frequent meetings with the British Cabinet.