TRADE TREATY

Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1933, Page 5

TRADE TREATY

.*■ . *< ■ ‘ •:.; • y NEW zi -XL a 'ND; AND‘ • CANADA

.j ..EXTENSION FOR SIX MONTHS. • Mr Prete Assottotiofi—' CnWriate )

WELLINGTON, 251,

! An Drder-in-CounCil;, .gazetted ' today, givcgt effect to /the' , tweem the Governments of. New Zealand and Gariad,* tb opera* ‘ tion of the trade-treaty-for-a period of six months from tomorrow. - /**; The Minister of Customs ; -Mr. Coates, announced to-day that - the - trade agreement between Canada and New Zealand would be extended till ■Noveriri*. ber 23 next. The existing agreement, he said, expired! s , ; f \ Mr Coates stated that, in view of the approaching i- World. "E'tonomic .Con- ~ ference, it was’ desirable, that , .the status ’ quo -should be ■ -preserved, that nothing should be done to prejudice the deliberations ‘of* the London Conference. / '.y■■■:?■ ■ The Minister.said that foe question of at further agreement 'Can> > ada and ~ New. Zoalpd. . ’would, in dum : c6urse, xe’quire 'to come before Parhar| : ; ment. He felt sure that , th e -,present, f friendly relatiops;, bMween >Jhe ..two:; countries would be maintained. : ' “With rbspect to;the;' ; actual—between . the two; counties, there -/has’ been an increase since- .the og- ee ™ e lit';; I i t ';; tfidk said ( Mi: Coates. “Jig- • urps for the ten months* trade before, and- after t'tfe agreement show foafr whereas the’ value’.of-.the’; good., .sent; ' by New. Zealand to Canada- during.,ttie^; former period was'. .£148,000,: tho exports d«iinfc:the;^t‘’PoViodiamoui^. : ed to ; £261-000/ah increase of about 7?' pbr cent, imports .frmn Canady . during periods, were £717,000 apd' £96B,OOOM^s^^ely. v _ •

CANADIAN PROCLATIATipN.

' (Received May- 24 at 9.30kv,m.) J.. " ■■;?* / OTTAWA,. Ma’yf23. ’■ ,■- A proclamation ' been issued L.v the Dom ini on Geyp’-rim out . extending •• to Zealand; frk.de agreement for' six mbritlffiTrrim;Mriy':24.