EMPIRE DUMPING ALLEGED.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20920, 29 July 1933, Page 11

EMPIRE DUMPING ALLEGED.

♦ j DEBATE IN HOUSE OP i COMMONS. MARKETING BOARD'S FATE DISCUSSED. ■ I'KKsS ASSOCIATION- T-.Y ELECTIUC : 'IKU-.'J'ii.'.m -CO;''. RIGHT.) (Received July 23, 9.40 p.m.) LONDON, July 23. During the debate in the House of Commons on Dominions' affairs, Sir . Archibald Sinclair (Liberal) said that changing economic conditions f and the fluctuating currencies of the Dominions had made Ottawa agreej ments out of date. Nothing had been j done at Ottawa to prevent dumping, and certain Empire Governments found it advantageous to adopt vicious methods, such as export subsidies. Mr L. C. M. S. Aniery (Conservative) supported the continuation of j the Empire Marketing Board. Mr G. Lambert (Liberal) declared ; that the cheesemakers of Cheshire were unable to live, because of the ; Dominions' competition. It was inexcusable that Australia should clump butter in England below the Home price. The British farmer was entitled to first place in his home market. _ Mr J. H. Thomas (Secretary of ! State for the Dominions), in reply, • said it was impossible to judge Ottawa by one abnormal year, but , even in that period Ottawa had been justified. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Southi ern Rhodesia had all increased their | imports from Britain in the first six months of 1933. j He had Mr W. E. Elliot's permisj sion to say that there was every i reason to believe that the Domin- ; ions would adopt the report of the Imperial Consultative Committee : regarding the marketing board. An | effort would be made to maintain the individual branches of its work in relation to British agriculture and timber, and also its scientific research.