ALLEGED DUMPING
DOMINION PRODUCTS
NEW ZEALAND MENTIONED
BITTTEE VIK BEITAIN
United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyrlgnu LONDON, December 13. The "Daily Telegraph" says that the Minister of Agriculture (Major Walter E. Elliot) is consulting the Dominion Governments "regarding the dumping of Dominion products in breach of the Ottawa Agreements, of which British agriculturists / are complaining." ' Major Elliot revealed the fact that these negotiations are in progress to a private meeting of tho Conservative, Agriculture Committee in the House of Commons tonight. Meat and milk producers are particularly affected. It was stated at the meeting that New Zealand butter was selling in Britain at 7d a pound, while the price in New Zealand was is ga. Major Elliot admitted that the wholesale price of beef was still far below remunerative levels, but ha hoped shortly to arrive at new voluntary arrangement which would ease the position. The meeting appointed a committee to report on meat imports.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 143, 14 December 1933, Page 9
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154ALLEGED DUMPING Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 143, 14 December 1933, Page 9
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