DEMAND FOR QUOTAS.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20908, 15 July 1933, Page 13

DEMAND FOR QUOTAS.

♦ INCREASING PRESSURE IN BRITAIN. NEW ZEALAND MINISTERS WORRIED. ISimcial. TO t' vlTrn A SSOCLAI TOH, Np. v.* Xr.At.?:;!).) LONDON. July 13. Ihe agricultural organisations throughout Great Britain are becoming more active every day in voicing the difficulties experienced by farmers m carrying on under the handicap of the present low prices. To-day "The Times'' editorially gave approval to the steps so far taken by the British Mini-tcr for Agriculture (Mr W. E. Elliot) to improve farming prospects by the restriction of imports of certain commodities. The farmers themseives largely blame the Dominions for depressing prices by increased supplies, an instance of which has occurred in the experience of Sir Thomas Wi'ford (High Commissioner) who. when visiting Cambridge in New Zealand produce interests, found the farmers there bitterly blaming New Zealand, whose produce was prominent in the shops. There can be no doubt that tremendous pressure is being bronglv to bear on the British G- —™t for restriction of overseas sunplies of butter and cheese, and Mr Elliot in turn is endeavouring to impress the necessity of some agreement with New Zealand in this direction. He has asked for meetings with the New Zealand representatives, and the Rt.. Hon. G. W. Forbes, the Hon. R. Masters, and the chairman of the Dairy and Meat Boards are m close consultation on the matter.

The situation is giving a great deal of concern to the Prime ter and Mr Master- ard in view of the pressure being brought to bear the subject has the foremost place with them at present There is little doubt that th° restriction of imports of foods'of.< as a means of raising ori"?« ' ■ rao'dlv becoming the accepter] nolic of a large majority of the people in Great Britain. EMPIRE CONTROL. POSSIBILITY DISCI SSED. T.OVDON. July 13. After Mr W. E. Fl)io'\s re»-iev of the of Pr>' >sh ?,"ricul'ur in Hi° of Commons on Tuesday, ard his of 'Vwv the usual meeting of the Wo'-M ■i sj P'-jt'sh enquiry aS 'O K ' 'it V 0<" ' - >-> - ' r in F r --->ir~ f n rt^" 1 111 0 co orrhp"' ; "n of nw l,|^; ni and '--larkr.'inft Th'c o-> |j!">= of the interna* 'on,-1 body vl-or-li rr-r - : --j--"ow dissi*-"' d-fi-«i'o p-o- - and no doreadied. The position is rot made easier bv the i fa-r-- -V<x' t-eonosi to M r Fo ,- b^' : *o - r '' , "')r a fr°e mar'-"t in OVnf foi all New Zoa.'?.'td da'rv m-oducts.

DOMINIONS' PLAN.

CREDIT EXPANSION TO RAISE PRICES.

OPPOSITION FROM ORTHODOX FINANCIERS.

LONDON. July 13

It is learned that the Donrnions believe that price-raising by the expansion of credits must replace the restriction of imports to them to meet their debt obligations, Mr Neville Chamberlain (Chancellor of the has already indicated that Great Britain favours price raising, but has revealed no policy likely to achieve it. It is believed that Mr Montagu Norman (Governor of the Bank of England), with his ri'iid defla' policy, is the real obstacle. and that Mr Chrmberlain. influenced by traditional Treasury orthodoxy, is in his school.

Frequent Parliamentary questions on the submergence of Bri"floriculture to Dominion interests show that the House of Commons is increasingly becoming "agricultural." Mr Elliot is known to have thrown a feeler as to how far the producing Dominions are preparer to go to limit imnorts, thereby preventing price fluctuations, while giving the British agriculturist s better chance in his own market The Dominions at Ottawa were not favourable to restrictions, but accepted a vear's curtaHment to meat and two years' to butter as a compromise. Their position still is that, in the spirit of Ottawa, thereshould be curtailment of foreign imports with the least poss-ble interference with the Dominions' desire and readiness to supph' the deficiency above Home production. For the moment the matter is left in the air, but there is little indication that much progress has been made toward composing the divergent outlooks. _ . Smithfield is awaiting with interest the first consignment of New Zealand gas-chilled beef arriving by the Port Fairy on July 17 It is considered that gas-chilled beef is preferable to chilled or frozen, and if the shipment is successful it will afford Australia a valuableaid against the Argentine.

the dairy industry. EXISTENCE DEPENDENT ON FREE ENTRY. irr.E-ia »3sor!Ain'S i Et-saa iu > HASTINGS, July 14. The following is a copy of a telegram sent by Mr Dynes Fulton, act-ing-chairman of the Dairy Board, to the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates: "I consider it urgently necessary that you should telegraph, the Prime Minister that the existence of the Dominion s primary industry depends on free entrv to the markets of the United Kingdom. I further consider that you should indicate to him that you

expect, as a result of the Tariff Commission. that the duties on British goods will be materially reduced." UV.ESS A SSOi' I A Tl' <.N rF.I.F.OtUU.) AUCKLAND, July 14. Mr W. Grounds, in a statement opposing the dairy quota, said that beyond doubt the quota meant reduced production. There was no other market in sight for New Zealand's surplus production, in spite of recent vague intimations to the contrary. If the weather was favourable next season he could not see what would hinder continued growth in the output. The decreased use of fertilisers might reduce the output in the more settled areas, but not in the outlying districts.