NEW ZEALAND BUTTER

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 295, 2 December 1930, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND BUTTER

CANADIAN MARKET. UNFAVOURABLE POSITION. (Per Press A—elation.! Wellington, Dec. 1. In the course of an interview today Sir Apirana Ngata, at present acting-Priine Minister in the absence of the Hon. E. A. Ransom, made reference to the Canadian butter market so far as New Zealand’s butter exports are concerned. “It has recently been represented to the Government,” said Sir Apirana, “that butter imported into Canada from New Zealand is unfavourably placed on account of the duty at present imposed, as compared with that imported from the Commonwealth of Australia. “It is understood that the present position is that the New Zealand product is liable to a duty at the rate of 8 cents per pound but that, owing to the terms of sale, no dumping duty is collected, whereas, under the Australian trade agreement with Canada, the duty on Australian butter is 1 per cent, per pound, but owing to the bounty granted on butter exported from the Commonwealth. a dumping duty is also imposed. “The Government has been in communication with the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes respecting the unfavourable position of New Zealand butter, and ho has advised that suitable representations have been made to the Canadian Government and that the whole matter is under consideration.”