OTTAWA AGREEMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 120, 20 April 1934, Page 7

OTTAWA AGREEMENTS

“SHAM AND FRAUD.” PAPER’S BITTER COMMENT. INFLUENCE ON DOMINIONS. (United Press Association—By Electric T elegraph.—Copyright.) Received April 20, 12 noon. LONDON, April 19. The Manchester Guardian commenting on the White Paper publishing the cables exchange with New Zealand regarding the quantitative regulation of dairy produce supplies asks: “It it a wonder that New Zealand, the most devoted of the Dominions, should smart under the rebuff and regard Ottawa as a sham and a fraud P “Britain took two months to devise a formula for the rejection of New Zealand’s offer, with a jumble of Elliotian phrases. When New Zealand tried again, she was put off with a still more cloudy and more evasive answer, about which the only certain thing was that Empire trade must be more restricted, and not freer. “It is not strange that Australia, also tlieatened by Major W. E. Elliot, should be stiffening herself against further concessions in the tariff on British goods? Mr J. H. Thomas might as well be frank about it. Previously he has been merely misleading.” BUTTER AND CHEESE. VALUES REMAIN UNCHANGED. Received ApHl 20, 12.30 p.m. LONDON, April 19. The butter market is reported to be slow. The following are the ruling prices, the last cabled quotations being given in parentheses:— Danish, 78s to 80s (82s). Choicest salted, New Zealand, 70s to 71s (70s to 71s). Australian, 69s to 70s (69s to 70s). Unsalted, Is premium (New Zealand 725, Australian 70s to 71s). The cheese market is quiet. Quotas tions are: New Zealand, white and coloured, 42s (42s to 435). Australian, white and coloured, 41s (41s to 425).