EXPORT OF BUTTER

Feilding Star, Volume 10, Issue 4002, 20 April 1933, Page 6

EXPORT OF BUTTER

Conference in Sydney RESTRICTIONS OPPOSED NO DECISION REAL HED AN OFFICIAL REPORT lAu»'„. auj A .A. Üba bydney, April 19 Hanbury, a uieuiucr of tho Australian t telega non wmen is considering tho butter problem with, representatives ol tne New Zealand Dairy Board, has furnished a report Ho stated •liat they had conierreU witlj the Now Zealand Board, which expresed strong opposition to any icstncde.ns of exports, but suggested a system <>f regulated shipments piovidiug for consignments of Australian and Now Zealanel butter being reduced. by 1000 tons each month during March April and May, and by foreign countries 3000 tons each month over the same period. This was suggested as a temporary measure but. it was opposed by Air Hanbury and Air Clarke as Icing contrary to the Australian Board’s objective. It might load to the adoption of the quota system. Mr Hanbury’s report on his recent visit, to the Doininiou formed tho basis of tin* discussions with the New Zealand delegates. No decision was reached and the restrictions question will l>e considered further in all its aspects today.

DANGEROUS PRECEDENT It was also stated by Air llanbury ~liu.t tiie proposal for restriction, had been fully discussed l>y the Australian Board. “Wo protested against it as a dangerous precendeut. We explained that such a practice would be do triniienifal to mu- local sales. Wo also fully explained our organisation in Australia and stated that concurrence with the suggested restriction might, establish conditiojas which would be adverse to a stabilisation plan and the price ol' dairy products in Australia.” Air Han bury declared that lie was -trongly of the opinion that, if tlie Commonwealth Government would give tlio Dairy Produce Expert Board statutory power for n levy and bounty plan, it would bo laying a sound foundation to start and build up the industry again and save it from destruction. Dairymen in New Zealand envied our stabilisation plan, he said. VIEWS OF FARAIERS’ UNION ADHERENCE TO OTTAWA AGREEMENT Wellington, April 19 Dairy produce quotas were considered by the Dominion executive ot the New. Zealand Farmers’ Union to-day. AH AY. J. Poison, the President, stressed the seriousness of the j>osition and asked that action in supporting the Dairy Board be co*. iinnt. i stating that* quotas wou.d lead to stagnation and check the development; of the industry. He also refened to the necessity of giving Britain a quid pro quo, and mentioned the portion of the Ottawa Agreement dealing with British manufactures in New Zealand. In a telegram t'* the Dairy Boaid lie had advocated standing on the Ottawa Agreement and demanding that it l»r interpreted in the spirit in which it was intended. namely ottering Britain such tariff adjustments as would secure a continuance of tlio