Mr Goodfellow’s Opinion.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 July 1933, Page 7

Mr Goodfellow’s Opinion.

Agitation in ,Britain Continues. (Special to United Press Assn, of New Zealand.) ■ Received Thursday, 9.5 p.m. LONDON, July 13. General approval has been accorded by most sections of the Press to Major Elliot’s speech in the Commons. This is a clear indication of the strength of the movement behind the quota proposals in cases where it can be shown, as the Minister sought yesterday to do, that the application of the principle was necessary to raise the prices of British produce, it is also increasingly obvious that very powerful political influences are at work to bring about a limitation of imports as the best way to help the home farmers. Major Elliot is at present concentrating on dairy produce in regard to which he declared that stable conditions for British dairying can be reached only if overseas supplies are regulated. He also stated that there must be further limitations on the imports of beef. The Irish Free State is apparently apprehensive as a Bill was recently introduced into the Dail at short notice designed to meet the quota system in Britain. The Bill gives power to the Free State Minister of Agriculture to regulate the export of any agricultural'product falling under the import quotas in any country so as to secure for Free State exporters the maximum benefits permitted by such a system of control. The latest development of the control system applies to fish, a provisional agreement having been come to between Britain and Germany for the regulation of fish supplies by German fishermen to the British market.