PROBLEM OF QUOTAS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 July 1933, Page 8

PROBLEM OF QUOTAS.

MAKE A NOISE ABOUT.JT. PRIME MINISTER'S OPPOSITION ENDORSED. The vexed question of restricted imports into Britain from the Dominions and the possibility of a quota being; imposed on eggs from New Zealand was touched upon by Mr Frank Picot, of Wellington, in the course of some remarks at the" annual meeting of the Levin Poultry-keepers' Association,, Ltd., in Levin on Friday night. Mr Picot said that he was pleased to see that the Prime Minister had come out boldly in England with an expression of his views against the imposition of a quota. Mr Forbes had. said: — "What we fear is that, if quotasare imposed, there will be such repercussions as wall seriously imperil our solvency."

No stone should be left unturned by those in authority in New Zealand, said Mr Picot, to definitely carry out some negotiations with England and see whether the quota difficulty could, not be got over. When they read of Britain c'oming to treaties and arrangements with Denmark, Argentina and Switzerland, he was inclined to> ask whether New Zealand was doing, all she could in that direction. New Zealand should be looked upon as a county producing foodstuffs for England herself and unless we could get. to a position where New Zealand was-, recognised as an outlying farm forEngland, how could we justify thein years gone by. "We have 'to make a noise and make England, realise that we are in the happy position of being able to farm our land, and produce those products that England needs and can take." There was another side to the matter, said Mr Picot, and that was that 85 per centof our trade went to Britain and we should continue to encourage the useof goods from Britain up to the maximum. The effect upon our own secondary industries might be serious, but it, could be bridged up to a point.