MR. FORBES IN U.S.A.

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 August 1933, Page 6

MR. FORBES IN U.S.A.

VISIT TO PRESIDENT I [BY CABLE —PBESB ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] 1 I [ NEW YORK, August 12. i Mr. Forbes and party are to spend f a few’ days here. They will visit Washington on Tuesday, where they w’ill be ? the guests of President Roosevelt. t Mr. Forbes has expressed the opinion that the nations at the London Conference at least passed the disf mission period, and w r ere ready to get . down to- details. He doubted if the , New Zealand delegation would attend - the next session, owing to the distance , to travel. ! Mr. Forbes declared that New Zea- * land’s primary interest was not in ’ higher commodity prices. 1 Air. Forbes began preparations for a 1 conference here with the ‘ Canadian ' Minister for Trade and Commerce, 1 Mr. Stevens, concerning the trade ' treaty between the two countries. Canada is understood to be pressing 1 for a further extension of the treaty, which is expiring om November 24. Mr. Forbes is unable to accept an invitation from the Canadian Government to visit Ottawa. ‘ BRITAIN’S MEAT IMPORTS. 1 (Recd. August 14, 10.30 a.ra.) LONDON, August 13. ! The Ministry of Agriculture has ! issued a statement detailing the arrangements made to reduce the meat ■ imports for the remainder of the year. 1 Chilled beef figures are being reduced by ten to fifteen per cent, below the 1 Ottawa quantities, frozen beef 20 per . cent, in the current quarter, and 25 per cent, in the next quarter. New Zealand is sending no frozen beef in the last quarter of the year, and Ausi tralia has reduced the quantity compared with 1932. It is believed that arrangements will be made to improve beef prices, also that there are fair prospects of improving mutton and lamp prices, owing to the reductions from Australia and New Zealand. Correspondence is published' between Mr Forbes and Mr Gates, President of the National Farmers’ Union, resulting in the latter’s decision to send Mr Baxter. ex-Ppesident, to discuss dairy products problems with New Zealand farmers. Mr Gates suggests that if New Zealanders insist on the letter of the rights under the Ottawa Agreement and send the full exportable surplus to Britain, it will result in appalling conditions to British dairy farmers, and will prejudice the British milk marketing scheme. ENGLISH FARMER’S VISIT. WELLINGTON, August 12. At the invitation of Mr Forbes, a member of the National Farmers’ Union of England, is proceeding to New Zealand to discuss with the Dominion farmers the effects of the quota proposals and also the position of the farmers in the United Kingdom. The • following cablegram was received to-day by Mr Polson, M.P., President of the Farmers’ Union: — “Mr Barder, Chairman of our Milk Committee and Milk Marketing Board, left to-day (Friday) by the lonic to meet New’ Zealand farmers in response to an invitation from your Primo Minister, to the farmers here. We trust his visit will conduce to a better understanding of our position by your members, and that a satisfactory understanding will be reached. (Signed) Cates.