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Otago Witness, Issue 4041, 25 August 1931, Page 22

A committee of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce reported to the council of that body the other evening that there had been many’ references in the prees to the activities in Russian marketing and the dumping of Russian products abroad, including England (states the Post). “ New Zealand,” stated the report, “ is being brought into close touch with this interference of Russia in the Empire's economic life, and already a very’ large consignment of matches has reached this country, and is quoted much below the British produced article.' The position calls for prompt action by the Government, whether by the imposition of adequate dumping duties or otherwise, that will afford safeguards in these matters.”