POLICY OF DELAY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 30 April 1934, Page 5

POLICY OF DELAY

IN APPROACHING DAIRY QUOTA QUESTION URGED BY MR GOODFELLOW (By Telegraph—Press Association) AUCKLAND, 28th April. A policy of delay in approaching the question of a dairy produce quota was urged by Mr William Goodfellow in a statement. In another year, he said, the reaction which had already started against quotas in Britain would have developed more fully. New Zealand had everything to gain by delay, especially as Britain had recently declared that she was not now interested in the quota question. However, if Britain desired a temporary standstill arrangement after the Ottawa Agreement had expired, it would be wise to agree. The price factor was at last beginning to operate, and low prices were causing a decline in almost every country. Even in New Zealand there was unlikely to be a further expansion until prices improved. The daily farmers position was not worse than last year, and was unlikely to get worse- during the coming year. All big restriction schemes of recent years, rubber, sugar, wheat and coffee, had given only temporary relief, and then, failed. A large section of Dominion producers felt thai wo good purpose would be served by rushing into quota discussions with Brit ain for at least another year. They believed that amends should he made promptly for our neglect of British trade interests, and that after the tariff had been lowered in terms of the Ottawa agreement and exchange allowed to fall to the normal figure, New Zealand could go to an Empire conference with clean Bands. •

c MORTGAGE INQUIRY URGED

ELTHAM, 28th April. Holding that the Government was dodging the main issue and staving oft the evil day, the Eltham Progress Committee resolved to telegraph the Prime Minister supporting the request of Air C. A. Wilkinson, M.P., for the inclusion of dairy finance, with particular reference to land and stock mortgages, in the order of reference of the dairy industry Commission. The meeting was of the opinion that the stabilisation of land values was an essential step towards economic recovery. IMPORT RESTRICTIONS NOTHING TO FEAR AUCKLAND, This Day. Captain R. G. Briscoe, a member of the House of Commons, who arrived today, expressed the opinion that it would be possible if the British and New Zealand Governments got together for a mutual arrangement, to be made so that places on the British market would be made more advantageous to Dominion producers Ho did not think New Zealand had anything to fear in respect of import restriction, because there was a definite limit to the amount of butter, etc., that England could produce. “A strong Empire feeling has always existed, and it is as strong to-day as ever. It is always realised that the only way New Zealand can pay interest on loans is by exporting butter to England, and we are not going to prejudice those payments. • Tho solution is to get together. I am sure each country will realise the difficulties and aspirations of tlu> other, and that satisfactory arrangements will be arrived at.” Captain Briscoe also said there was no ill-feeling in England in respect to New Zealand’s exchange rate. It was considered New Zealand bad a perfect right to look after her own interests.

FACTORY MANAGERS MEET DAIRY PROBLEMS DISCUSSED PALMERSTON N., This Day. Dairy factory managers and first assistants from all parts of New Zealand assembled at Massey College for a week’s discussion on the problems of quality in the dairy industry. At the opening this morning Dr. Marsden, of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, explained the function of his department and those of the Dairy Research Institute. Professor Ricldet, Director of the Institute, in explaining its work, said that the latest results of research into cheese and butter quality would be submitted t.o the gathering in detail.