TREATY NEGOTIATIONS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17453, 30 December 1930, Page 7

TREATY NEGOTIATIONS

CANADA DETAILS NOT COMPLETE (Klee. Tel. Copyright—-United Press Assn.) (Received Dec. 30, 11 a.in.) OTTAWA, Dec. 29. Expressing confidence that details of the trade agreement would ■ be worked out in a few days/ Mr. P. Moloney today declared that rumors that a difficulty had arisen in the negotiations were without foundation. No particular significance should be attached, lie said, to the return to Ottawa trorn Vancouver of Mr. Stevens insofar as the negotiations were concerned. It merely meant that it was more convenient to continue the discussions here. The original plans were that the final details should be dealt with in Van‘■Oliver, .Mr. Stevens arrives at Ottawa on Tuesday. The question of the importation of Australian butter is understood to have caused some difficulty. In an interview a few weeks ago, Mr. Moloney expressed a hope that the matter could he arranged so that an advisory board would be set up litre upon {he advice of which the -Australian (tovcnimoni would regulate movement. On the other hand, several - members of the Dominion Government are believed to bold that there should be no difference in the import duty as between Australia and New Zealand,

Mr. . Moloney declined to discuss the situation, but reiterated the statement that the treaty arrangement probably would bo completed within a few days.