TRADE RECIPROCITY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 152, 29 May 1936, Page 9

TRADE RECIPROCITY.

DOMINION AND AUSTRALIA.

DISCUSSIONS AT CANBERRA. CANBERRA, May 28. Reciprocal trade with New Zealand was discussed by the Agricultural Council to-day. Mr W. Taylor (New Zealand Trade Commissioner) is preparing a full report of the deliberations for the Dominion Government. Recalling efforts for lifting the New Zealand embargo on Australian citrus fruits, Mr H. V. C. Tliorby (actingMinister of Commerce) said that Australia’s fruit trade with New Zealand had dropped from £182,904 in 1931-32 to £61,462 in 1933-34, with only a slight increase in the following year. The Commonwealth had urged the lifting of restrictions for a short period each year in respect of citrus fiuits, cherries, grapes and passion fruit, and had guaranteed that no fruit would he exported unless accompanied by a certificate of freedom from fruit fly. He added that, although the quantities of New Zealand apples imported to Australia since March 25 were not large, the mere fact of permitting their admission. to Australia was an indication of good faith which would no doubt he appreciated by the New Zealand Government. . , , , -i Mr Taylor, interviewed later, said that these conferences were rapidly paving the way for a better understanding anion" producers in Australian states, as well as with New Zealand. The discussions on dairying would be of considerable interest to New Zealand, where the problems were parallel to those of Australia. Mr Taylor was speaker at a luncheon to delegates tendered by the Commonwealth Government. He said that the feeling toward Australia was more friendly In the Dominion than wan generally imagined. As Tourist Officer he was amazed at the number of New Zealand tourists continually pouring into Australia, the majority being women who came to Sydney for a good holiday.