TARIFF REVISION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21716, 3 February 1934, Page 13

TARIFF REVISION

PACT SHOULD BE KEPT DELAYS AFTER OTTAWA ENGLISH VISITOR'S HINT DISCRIMINATION POSSIBLE Lessons to be learned from Britain's recovery from the world -economic crisis were outlined by Sir John Sandeman Allen, a member of the House of Commons, at a luncheon held in his honour vesterday by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and the Royal Empire Society. The first lesson was not to spend more than one earned, the second was not to borrow unless the loan could be repaid easily, the third was not to borrow or lend except on a self-liquidat-ing basis, and the fourth was thai- iu order to sell it was necessary to buy. England stood for the Empire, and people in the Dominion had to stand for New Zealand and the Empire. He believed, however, that the time would come when Great Britain would have to deal best with those who dealt best with her. "Let us adhere to our agreements, 1 ' Sir John said, in a reference to the Ottawa Conference and the delay in some Dominions in giving the ggreement effect. There wis, he said, 'no thought ofc" a threat in his' words, and it was sheer folly to imagine that England could provide her own food supply. She was producing only 17 per cent of her bread-stuffs, 10 per cent of her butter, and 21 per cent of her cheese. Britain had to stand up for her farmer but not to the detriment of relations with the Dominions. "Many people, of whom my wife is one, think New Zealand butter is the best in the world," he added. "Keep it properly graded, and live up to the Ottawa agreement at once, so that people in England will not hare any cause of grievance to be taken up by their Government." Sir John said it was s great joy to come to New Zealand and find the same good British spirit of respect and love toward the noble gentleman who filled the throne at present, the King and Emperor. The references made by Sir John to the Ottawa agreement were warmly applauded by a large section of those present. In moving a vote of thanks, Sir George Fowlds said he thought that in the course of his tour thrqugh New Zealand Sir John would find a large number of what might be termed the better class of people, ashamed of the Government for not living up immediately to the spirit of the . Ottawa agreement,, lie hoped Sir John's message would be spread throughout the whole Dominion. .