TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
BRITAIN AND CANADA. NEW ZEALAND NEXTS (Received 13, 12.40 p.m.) LONDON, April 12. In the House of Commons the Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas announces the result of the Canadian negotiations. Canada had agreed to amend certain tariffs on British goods since the Ottawa agreement. The Canadian Government had agreed to fix the value of the pound, for Customs purposes, to be reckoned at 41 dollars instead of 4.4. Mr. Bevan asked: In view of the success of these negotiations and the change in the New Zealand exchange rate to the disadvantage of Britain, is it intended to open negotiations with New Zealand? Mr. Thomas replied: My intention is to open any avenue profitable to Britain.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 104, 13 April 1933, Page 5
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