“TOO MODEST”

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12527, 12 April 1935, Page 7

“TOO MODEST”

STRAIGHT TALK TO NEW ZEALANDERS MR MACDONALD OPENS APPLE SEASON (tJ.P.A. by Elec. Tel- Cony right) LONDON, April 11. “You New Zealanders are too molest about yourselves, your products, and your country”, said Mr Malcolm MacDonald before giving a glowing description of hie visit to the Dominion at an exhibition of apples . at the New Zealand Office to mark the inauguration of the season, which Lady Hewart gracefully opened. Sir James Parr, who* presided, referred to the hardships of growers who had to be content with Id. per lb. for apples retailing here at from 7d to HM. He hoped that the meat, -conference would not abandon the regulation of supplies tor a hare tariff without restrictions. There were certain obvious cases, such' as fruit, lamb and mutton, -where regulation wfcas, clearly indicated as the most appropriate remedy in order to get payable prices. “A tariff” he said, “always has the danger that while raising prices for the English farmer ft may stabise the Dominion farmery at a. permanently low and unpayable level of prices. New Zealand desires in every way to Ihelp the English farmer, hut net by methods which might resultin the present bankrupt prices for New Zealand produce becoming a permanent condition. ’ ’