N.Z. and E.E.C.
Sir,—The report of the E.E.C. Commission on New Zealand’s case “if” Britain joins the Six is surprising only for its gentle treatment of our country. It is difficult to foresee a future for our produce in a market already overflowing with what we are trying to sell. Reassurances that we can simply put up our prices to earn more are naive, considering much will not sell ever at lower prices, and demand tends to be reduced when the price is raised. Britain, as a member of the E.E.C., will be reluctant to buy our produce, for the levies imposed on New Zealand products are paid in to F.E.G.O.A. to subsidise inefficient agriculture in the E.E.C. area. Why should we, after 30 years of prosperity, expect special treatment when we have wasted money on imported foreign cars and “defence” instead of diversifying our economy for the future?—Yours, etc., MARGARET PEARCE. November 22, 1970.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32462, 24 November 1970, Page 14
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