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CRITIC OF NEGOTIATIONS "NOT HANDLED RIGHT" liy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received October 1, lO.'J.i p.m.) CANBERRA, Oct. I In the House of Representatives to-day Mr. J. A. Beasley (Labour), speaking on the Orange Bounty Amending BilJ, said he was not satisfied that (he Governments of Australia and New Zealand were handling the citrus fruit and other trade negotiations in the right way. Otherwise more would have been done to meet the wishes of New Zealand consumers and Australian growers.
Mr. Beaslev said ho felt that the growers themselves should take a hand and try to find a solution. He contended that Parliament should be told more about the position. Sir Frederick Stewart recalled the fact that at the 1934 conference between Australian and New Zealand representatives, it was pointed out that the delegates were unanimously of the opinion that it was not necessary to retain the quarantine prohibitions on plant life, subject to departmental supervision. He was surprised that the agreement had not been put into effect.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22539, 2 October 1936, Page 11
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