NATIONS CONFER

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 17 October 1923, Page 5

NATIONS CONFER

f TRADE AND COMMERCE.

CUSTOMS FORMALITIES,

BY CABLE—PBESB ASSOCIATION—COPYKHittT

LONDON, Oct. 16

The Geneva correspondent «$ the Daily Telegraph says an international conference on Customs formalities has opened under the presidency of Lord Buxton. Delegates were present from thirty-five States, including Australia and New ZealnswL

Lord Buxtofi said that none could fail to see how vitally necessary was an expansion of trade and commerce to the e«oaomic reconstruction of Europe, and it was obvious that a revival was impeded by undue or complicated Customs formalities. The after effects of the war and the change of frontiers necessarily tended to increase these hindrances and difficulties.

Mr Llewellyn Smith, representing Britain, said he had full power to sign a convention, and he recommended delegates who were without the necessary authority to obtain it.

The German delegate said he would support the efforts of the conference, and he hoped an agreement would be rached and loyally carried out.