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TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

DOMINION AND AUSTRALIA CANBERRA CRITICISM .CANBERRA, Oct. 1. In the House of Representatives today, a Labour member. Mr. Beasley, speaking on the Orange Bounty Amending Bill, said that he was not satisfied that the Governments of Australia and New Zealand were handling the citrus fruits 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. , ..':', .... ' . .'.. He 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, recalling the 1934 conference of Australian and New Zealand representatives, pointed out that the conference was unanimous that it was not necessary to retain quarantine prohibitions on plant life, but considered that the matter should be subject to departmental supervision. He was surprised that the agreement had not been put into effect.

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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19135, 2 October 1936, Page 5

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TRADE NEGOTIATIONS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19135, 2 October 1936, Page 5

TRADE NEGOTIATIONS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19135, 2 October 1936, Page 5