OTTAWA TREATIES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 91, 15 March 1935, Page 7

OTTAWA TREATIES

DOMINIONS’ EQUAL RIGHTS. LEAD TO INEQUITABLE RESULTS. SIR JAMES PARR’S VIEWS. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph. —Copyright.) Received March 15, 9.50 a.m. LONDON, March 14. Tho High Commissioner for New Zealand (Sir James Parr) was the guest of the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce. In a speech lie said that, according to the Ottawa Agreements, all the Dominions were receiving the same privileges from Britain, though their merits were not equal. “I admit the difficulties of any other basis of agreement, but the present system will lead to inequitable resuits. Britaijn is entitled, m lutuie negotiations with the Dominions, to take into account the respective merits of the Dominions,' asking them: ‘What welcome do you give British goods. How does your tariff affect Britain s industries?’’ added Sir James. TRADE IN MEAT. AUSTRALIA’S BIGGER SHARE. STAND AGAINST RESTRICTION. CANBERRA, March 14. The acting-Prime Minister (Dr Earle Page) reiterating the Commonwealth Government’s opposition to restriction on meat exports, informed the House of Representatives that last year 3000 tons of Australian chilled beef were shipped to the United Kingdom, while this year, if trade was unhampered, shipments would be upward of 15,000 tons. He also pointed out that increased concentration on mutton breeds of sheep had come to stay. He anticipated a sustained moderate development of fat lamb, production. The Government considered that the provisions of the Ottawa agreement read with those of the Anglo-Argentine agreement, protected Australia against any drastic restriction. However, should the occasion arise, the Government would not hesitate to organise producers in their own interests.