“BUY BRITISH”

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11492, 20 November 1931, Page 5

“BUY BRITISH”

ANTT-DUAIPING BILL NO DUTIES ON EAUTRE PRODUCTS ATEASURE INTENDED TO KEEP FOREIGN GOODS OUT SECOND READING CARRIED ‘ (British Official AVirelessN ItUCBY’, Nov. IS. Tho duties fixed under the Abnormal Importation Customs Duties Bill is to be charg'd in addition to anv other duties chargeable on (be article affected. No articles which arc Empire produced are chargeable with the dumping duty. The bill does not apply to certain articles imported for exportation after transit through the United States, or by wav of transhipment, nor does it apply to imported agricultural produce. .. The second reading of the hill was moved in tho House of Commons tonight bv Afr L. Hore-Belieslia, who answered Opposition arguments on constitutional .grounds against the emergency power conferred by the measure, with a statement that it was not- introduced lor the purpose of taxation, but to keep goods out. Any taxe.3 levied' mild be in the nature of fines, or compensations exacted at the ports. Tho bill was intended to shelter those engaged in British industry from sporadic and irregular importations. LONDON, Nov. IK. The Anti-Dumping Bill was read a second time bv 376 votes to 4. . It is understood 'that the machinery for giving effect to the bill lias been set up by tbe Board of Trade and is ready to be put into operation at tbe shortest notice. A detailed review of British overseas trade for October, published tonight by the Board of Trade, has a special interest in view of the Government’s Anti-Dumping Bill. Tho figures show that while the increase in imports for October this year, as compared with September was £12.<IO,OOO, the average increase for October over September in the previous four years was only £10,700,000. It is stated that the excess of imports oxer exports in the first ten months of tins year was £323,200.000. or £10,400,000 more than the corresponding figures for last, year, and that of this increase in the visible adverse balance of trade, over half occurred in October.

ACRICCLTUKAL PROBLEMS GOVERNMENT NOW, AT WORK (British Official Wireless-4 RUGBY. Nov. 18.

Tho Conservative Parliamentary agricultural committee yesterday passed a resolution demanding bet'oro the recess an outliuo of the lull agricultural programme of the Government regarding the quota and a guaranteed price for wheat, the position of malting barley, the future of tho sugar beet industry, and tho policy generally regarding the ababnonnal importation of foreign agricultural aud fishery produce, especially luxury' imports. Tho newspapers state that there is a general belief tlfat tho Government will ali non noe before the Christmas recess the adoption of tho quota system for liomc-grwn wheat. Air Walter Runciman said tho Government was now working on the agricultural problem. HOAIE-AIADE MACHINERY EXHIBITION lAIPRESSIVE DISPLAY (British Official Wireless. 1 RUGBY. Nov. IS. . A quarter of a million tons of Bri-tisli-made machinery is on view at tho Public Works * Road Transport Exhibition at Islington, London. Apparatus used lor constructing, maintaining, and lighting highways, and controlling traffic forma a prominent feature of the show.

EMPIRE MEAT FIRST BRITISH GOVERNMENT’S SCHEME? 1 U.P.A. pv Elec. Tel. Copy tight.) LONDON, Nov, 12. It is believed in tho meat mar lcets that an early development of tho Government’s Empire economic scheme will bo of immense benefit to Australia and New Zealand. A system of restrictive licenses, it is forecast, will be imposed, under which foreign supplies of lamb and mutton will not be allowed to enter Britain until tlio home-grown and Empire supplies are exhausted. A world-famous foreign meat combine, anticipating the Government’s action, is believed to be attempting to extend its Australian interests, and to purchase important meatworks. WHAT MUST BE DONE . Tho chief,cause of the'slump appears to he the hammering of the market by the United States. Australia House officials are of the opinion that an imposition of the quota will end a distressing siuation. They declare 'that Britain, Australia, and New Zealand can supply ,between them, the entire requirements of lamb and mutton. The Victorian Agent-General (Mr Leitch) thinks that if Australia is to take advantage of any preference scheme, she must be more attentive to England’s requirements. A Victorian firm, which was prudent enough to take repeated public advioo from tho Smithfiolu market, and to send small-jointed crossdown lambs, is at present receiving top London prices, despite the slump A prominent English wholuesale butcher expressed the view that this firm’s lamb, which was exhibited at Harrod’s (the big London emporium) this week, is the best seen