OTTAWA DUTIES

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1932, Page 5

OTTAWA DUTIES

COMMONS DEBATE

CONSIDERATION OF CLAUSES.

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LONDON,. October' 31

Tn Committee in ' the House, igf Commons on the Ottawa Agreemnts Bill Mr Rhys Davies moved t 0 exempt raw

fruit from duty, as the Home orohardists would not benefit. This was negatived by 270 to 53 votes

■Mr Kingsley Griffiths.,moyed to delete all duties if Empir-ti producers were unable, or unwilling,:' -to offer commodities to Britain at world prices ftnd in sufficient quantities. •{«. < .Mr Hor© Belisha 'said that I'though the proviso in this direction differed in the cases of Canada and Australia, the Commonwealth Government . had agreed that, the requirement as vo , quantities must applyto .. Australia. The amendment was /H pegatiyed by 228 to 50 'Vote#,

Mr Thorrtae informed Mr (i ; (Lambert that h© had received no>communication from Australia or Mr, Bruce, suggesting the revision of the Ottawa meat quota* ‘ Mr Burgin asked whether , the practice of dyeing foreign butter to give it th# ebOractefistlo yelldsy.: colour of the grass*fed; Australian and New Zea-

land, ooulci not be prohibited,, as it was prejudicial to Empire 'butters. The Minister' said, the dyeing, of .butter with anna to.was a common practice in (Britain and He had received no representations that

it was prejudicial to Empire butters,

There was ho power prohibit the ’ use of ann(ito, the Marks Act provided that butter must .be marked with-; its origin. ' ,

Clause One. of the Ottawa Agreements (Bill was carried by 232 votes to 52. Clause Two, providing that; the Dominions’ prpd.ucts b # e ladmitted, free to Britain from import , duties, was then discussed.-' '■-," : :«■. ■ v' Sir Stafford' Cripps, K.C. (Labour), feaid that there Was'a prpvjso, giving the Treasury the. power to . impose a duty on Dominiori products ih certain circumstances. He moved an amend-

ment to prevent this. Mr Bore Belisha (Government) said j that the intention of the / ’Government was to protect first the Home producers and secondly th© Dominion’s pro- ■ ducer. ' ° 1 ‘‘ , \

’He added : ' l‘lf it is found after an experience of these agreements that . the Home producers required a modicum of protection, 'even, a'gainrt the Dominion! ihri'espefct to their poultry and their other agricultural product's, we shall not be deprived of the opportunity of ©biiiiaing - was why this Clause was so framed. 1 ” The amendment Vas defeated by 239 ' votes to. 51'; Clauses Two, Three and jPqiSr' were then added t 0 the Bill, and the'ldebate wae adjourned. ' . !

BRITISH NEGOTIATION'S,

WITH, THE ARGENTINE

RUGBY. October 31

Captain Eden, a'ked "in the Commons, their© 'hid been, or would be any trade reciprocity djscusaijon between representatives of the Argentine Government and Britain,., regarding such of th* Ottawa proposals, as referred to British 'imports of'•wheat and meat, replied that an exchange of views was already taking place.