BUTTER DUMPING DENIED

Taranaki Daily News, 6 December 1930, Page 9

BUTTER DUMPING DENIED

AUSTRALIAN EXPORT ROLICT.

RELATIONS WITH CANADA.

By Telejrraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Ottawa, Dee. 4.

“There is absolutely no danger, that the Canadian market will be flooded with Australian butter,” said the Australian Trade Commissioner tb-day when asked to comment on the reports that 20,000,0001 b of butter would be exported to Canada within a few months. He stated that marketing boards had been- set up in Australia to regulate exports. Only such butter would be sent to Canadd as was needed to satisfy requirements. v The Commissioner, Mr, MacGregor, said that Australia was devious .of .taking every possible step to preclude-pre-judice to the Canadian dairy industry and to avoid the embarrassment of the Canadian Government. To this end Australian butter export to Canada would be controlled by the Australian Government. ' ; - . “We will send only a portion of the declosed shortage in Canadian production,” he continued. “We have invited Canadian dairying and distributing interests to join us in assessing what the shortage is likely to be. - “The reports of an alarmist character are regarded as unfriendly to Australia and calculated to be damaging to the friendly relations between Our countries, which we seek to maintain and. stimu- ■ '. ’ . . z ~ The whole question of Australian ana Canadian trade will bo discussed between the Minister of Commerce, Mr. Stevens and Mr. Moloney when .the latter arrives shortly. ' The Federal Caboinet discussed the report of Australia’s intention to flood the market. There was no official declaration at the eoriclusion of the sitting. The feeling in political circles is that such a condition will not be permitted to arise. L Mr. W. A. James, the New Zealand agent at Vancouver, stetes that with an apparent duty of only one cent Australia has the butter trade all J its oyn way. Canada is short this year and will have to import. Australia is likely to supply that market. i : i;