IMPERIAL TRADE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11913, 6 April 1933, Page 5

IMPERIAL TRADE

KAIRIRF AIARKKTTNO BOARD MAY CLOSE. R (BUNIONS’ ATTITUDE UNKNOWN. (U R.A. bv Elec. Teb Copyright) LONDON, April 4. The Yorkshire Post understands that the Dominion representatives on the Empire Consultative Committee rejected the British suggestion that the Dominions should share the cost of maintaining the Empire Marketing Board, believing that it had outlived its usefulness.

Anticipating the committee’s recommendation, to clous the board on September 30, much work already has been curtailed. The lease of the London quarantine station, jointly managed by the Marketing Board and the Royal Agricultural. Society, from which live stock is exported to the Dominions, has been renewed until September 30. A high Australian authority discounts the statement that the Dominions refused financially to support the Empire. Marketing Board. NEW ZEALAND’S ATTITUDE. MARKETING BOARD MAY BE ASKED TO CONTINUE. (Press Association 1 WELLINGTON, April 5. In spite of the statement made in England, and contained in the cablegram from London, the New Zealand Government so far has given no. consideration to its attitude toward tho Empire. Marketing Board in the immo diate future. It is stated reliably that m view of tho repeated assertions, of the Premier, Mr. Forbes, that tips, Dominion considered the work of tho Board of the greatest benefit, there is little likelihood of New Zealand to see its functions ended, and an efport will probably be made to have its work continued. The costs °f the Board ar c borne by the United Kingdom Government.

The New York Times Washington correspondent states that although the State Department declined to comment on recurring rumors from London that Air AlncDonald _ would come to the United States, it was) [learned to-day that. Air Davis is carrying plans for the assembling ol qn international committee representing the major foreign Powers, -ui Washington some time in the spring to prepare thorough discussions for the Economic Conference. It. is understood that the plan has Air Roosevelt’s. complete support.