TRADE OF DOMINION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21968, 27 November 1934, Page 9

TRADE OF DOMINION

AUSTRALIAN PARLEYS OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received November 26, 11.45 p.m.) CANBERRA, Nov. 26 The conference of representatives of the Commonwealth and New Zealand Governments commenced to-day. Sir Henry Gullett, Minister Directing Trade Treaties, presided. The Prime Minister, Mr. J. A. Lyons, in opening the conference, said Australia and New Zealand were enjoying marked benefit from previous trade discussions) and he hoped the present gathering would draw them still closer. The New Zealand Minister of Finance, Mr. J. G. Coates, said it was in a generous spirit of co-operation that New Zealand accepted Australia's invitation to discuss mutual problems. A preliminary examination undertaken of points of view concerning outstanding problems, including the New Zealand embargo on Australian citrus fruit, Australia's embargo on New Zealand potatoes, and subsidised foreign in the Pacific. The Australian delegates to the conference are Sir Henry Gullett, Dr. Earle Page, Minister of Commerce, Mr. A. J. McLachlan, Minister in Control of Development, and Mr. T. C. Brennan, Assistant-Minister of Commerce. The officials present during the early discussions were: —For New Z&iland: Dr. G. Craig, Controller of Customs, private secretaries, and Mr. L. J. Schmitt, trade commissioner in Australia. For Australia: Mr. Edwin Abbott, Comptroller-General of Customs, Dr. J. L. Cumpston, DirectorGeneral of Health, and officers of the Commerce and Customs Department. At the conclusion of to-day's conference, Mr. Coates stated that no official statement could be made at present.