IMPORT REGULATIONS

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 January 1939, Page 2

IMPORT REGULATIONS

NEXT WEEK'S CO.VEERENC'E

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WELLING r rON, January IS

Between 700 and 1000 businessmen from all parts of Now Zealand are expected to attend the conference to be held in Wellington, next week to discuss the import, control regulations. The Auckland party alone will total about 300. and rhe conference will be opened at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, and will continue that night and the following day. The Minister for Customs (lion. W. Nash.) will address the conference and laier will answer quest ions. Business firms are now returning forms to the office of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, giving particulars of how their applications for licenses have been treated. From this information an analysis is being prepared for submission to the conference.

On Friday the council of the United Kingdom Manufacturers' and New Zealand Representatives’ Association will hold a conference with the president. and some of the executive members of the New Zealand Farmers' Union to discuss, the regulations. Wholesale hootsellors are among Wellington firms still without licenses. Soft goods firms to-day were reluctant, to comment, on how their-ap-plications had been, received, stating that. they were still awaiting clarification of certain points.

LOADING or SHIPS

NEAV PLYMOUTH. January IS

The import regulations in their present form would bear more harshly on provincial centres than on the four main centres, in the opinion of Mr E. C. Haytoii. president of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce. In an interview to-night, Mr Hay ton said that a period of one year would be preferable to the six-monthly period. The short period of six months in the import, regulations bears more harshly on provincial centres, lie said. Vessels loaded in England for such ports as Tima.ru and New Plymouth only every three or four months. If lici-nces were not granted in time to c-nsurc: shipment by direct steamer tho six-monthly period would be entirely lost to business firms concerned. "I trust that the Minister for Customs will consider this aspect between now and the conference, to b? held at. Wellington next week." he added. OTTAWA AGRKKMKNT. WELLINGTON. January 19. A conference of the- New Zealand Fanners' Union, the United Kingdom Manufacturers and iho Now Zealand] Represiontauvos' Association, was hold to-day. li was not open io tho Press, hut after ihe meoiing, a brief statement was issued.

A resolution was passed at the meeting, unanimously, thai tire, terms and spirit of the Ottawa Agreemeni must lie carried out in its entirely. AfEETiNG AT GREYMOUTII. In order to give consideration Io the impori restrictions and ihe representation of West Coast importers al. the eoni'ercnce with ihe Minister o,f Customs and Finance, on Januar.-’ 25. tlie Greymomh Chamber of Commerce has convened a meeting of importers and others interested on tlw Wosi Coast, for to-morrow afternoon.