NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11665, 1 November 1923, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE

BRITAIN'S 1922 PURCHASES

DAIRY PRODUCE AND MEAT A'ALUED AT £14,718,000.

AIR AIASSEY’S FIGURES.

(Special to Press Association.) (Received October 31, 10 p.irn) LONDON, October 31

In a speech at the British Cold Storage and Ice Association, Mr Masoey, who was the chief guest, empha sised that there wa.s no discrimination in Britain between the products of the foreign producer and foodstuffs from the overseas dominions. The British people wore given no opportunity in the shops of purchasing the dominions’ produce if sentiment- impelled them,_ Speaking of the importance of New Zealand r.s a supplier of the Home market with mutton and lamb, Mr Massey- said that since 1882 the Dominion had sent to Britain 142.335,000 carcases, against 14,600,000 eent by fcbo rest of the world. Last year New Zealand had exported to Britain mutton valued at £2,640,000, lamb valued at £4,496,000, cheese valued at £6.433,(XX), and butter valued at £1,149,000. Tho two last-named totals for the season ended June 30th. He said there wore 56,000 suppliers of dairy factories in New Zealand, according to tho figures of the dairy- plebiscite, which showed the foundation the industry had ill the Dominion. Mr Massey denied emphatically that the Meat Producers’ Board was a socialistic venture, and explained ite composition, the objects it had achieved, and its intention®, stating he was glad of the opportunity to do bo, in view of Hie harmful propaganda which had been circulated in Britain regarding it and the Dairy Control Board, wfliich tvafl on siniilar lm©s. The highly organised agents would surely not deny the producers the same riglit in their interests.

CASE FOR PREFERENCE

TRADE WITHIN EMPIRE

AIR AIASSEY’S SUPPORT.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

(Received October 31, 10 p.m.) LONDON, October 31

Speaking at a Chamber of Commerce dinner, Air W. F. Massey said that anyone who examined the Board of Trade returns would see that many commodities were imported from foreign countries which could with a little encouragement be produced within tho Empire, find which could be paid for by the purchase of manufactured goocU. There was no reason Why the Empire should not trade with other countries, but there was every reason why it should produce most of its own requirements. He hoped and believed the nay was coming When every British -.hip w-ould be utilised. Whether it would require a 'General Election in this country to_ give effect to preference wa& not for him to say. Air Massey emphasised tlie Imperial Shipping Committee’s fine work. Tho ocean was the British citizen’s highway-, and he had to niuke the most of it.. He hoped and believed that as the outcome of tlie Conference the highway would be better protected than before the war.