BRITISH MEAT IMPORTS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21826, 4 July 1936, Page 15

BRITISH MEAT IMPORTS

# —— AUSTRALIA MAKES AGREEMENT LEVY ON ARGENTINE BEEF LONG-TERM ARRANGEMENT (ÜBITBD FUSS ASSOCIATION —CQPTBIGHT.) (Received July 3, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 2. The Australian Associated Press i* informed that an agreement on Australian meat exports to Britain has been reached. The agreement is thoroughly satisfactory to Australia, It not only establishes a levy of id per lb on Argentine beef, and nothing on Australian, but also a reduction in the present Argentine quota while the Commonwealth’s remains unchanged. The agreement will be a long term one, not subject to quarterly revision, thus ensuring Australia a continuous expanding market The agreement must be submitted to Argentina for formal assent, which is not likely to be refused. Commonwealth circles are delighted with the result of the negotiations and consider it establishes a principle .which will be most useful in future negotiations on other commodities. NO OFFICIAL ADVICE NEW ZEALAND»S POSITION [From Our Parliamentary Reporter! WELLINGTON, July 3. Hjo comment could be made to-night by the Minister for Marketing (the Hon. W. Nash) regarding the cabled report from London that Australia has obtained a long-term meat agreement - with Great Britain embodying a substantial advantage for the Commonwealth over the Argentine. “No official advice of the matter at all has been received in New Zealand,” Mr Nash said. “Negotiations are at present proceeding in London about freight contracts, and members of the Meat Producers’ Board are holding discussions with the interested parties in England on several other matters. However, to date no details of any progress or any decisions have been forwarded to the Government”