TRADE BARRIERS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 133, 7 May 1932, Page 2

TRADE BARRIERS

NEW ZEALAND AND UNITED STATES. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) Received May 6, 2.40 p.m. \ HONOLULU, May 6. Mr Boucher, of New Zealand, addressing the Trade Convention, protested against the discrimination favouring American ship lines, and also protested against the use of the plant quarantine as a trade barrier especially against New Zealand apples. He suggested that the Americans consider removing prohibitory tariffs on pastoral products so that New Zealand would obtain money with which to buy American goods. “I have endeavoured,” he said, “to make it apparent that we desire a spirit of reciprocity in all our trade relations.” Mr Keblinger (Sydney) expressed tho opinion that Australia was in a better position to-day than any country suffering from the depression, because of its great potential wealth. Ho predicted .rapid progress when the political situation cleared. He emphasised tho importance of the American export trade to Australia, citing the decline in the purchasing power of sterling and arguing that there should be no premium on the British pound. A large element in Australia, he said, opposed a high tariff, but the difficulty under present conditions was to induce the Govemmeht to lower the schedules.