AUSTRALIA AND CANADA

Hawera Star, Volume L, 18 December 1930, Page 5

AUSTRALIA AND CANADA

NEW TRADE AGREEMENT DETAILS ARE WITHHELD frnmil Cress Association— By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) OTTAWA. Dec. 16. A tentative agreement has been reached, between Air H. H. iSt evens, Canadian Minister of Trade and Commerce, and the Australian Minister for Markets. Mr Parker Moloney. It will he laid: before the Federal Cabinet on Wednesday, and, if approved, details respecting it ntav be made public officially. It is stated, that. Mr Moloney does net anticipate any difficulty 'when the agreemnet is submitted to the Aus--1 raiian Governnuent,

Following upon a conference on Tuesday, Air Moloney and his party were the guests of the, Dominion! Government at dinner, after which the Australian Minister iboardedi a train for Toronto. iLater he will go on to Quebec. where lie will spend:'Christinas. He will then continue his journey to Vancouver. en route for home.

Trade between, Canada: and Australia would be very materially increased if the plans for the revision of the trade agreement were carried, out, said Mr Parker AJoloncy. recently in an interview.

Air Moloney was hopeful that' a mutually .satisfactory .trade agreement would' be 'concluded soon. No revision of the existing preferential tariff rates would adversely affect Great Britain, he said.