MEAT REGULATION

Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1934, Page 7

MEAT REGULATION

AUSTRALIAN DISCUSSION VISIT OF NEW ZEALANDER DR. PAGE’S EXHORTATION COMBINED OPPOSITION By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright Rec. 10 p.m. Sydney, Nov. 19. The Australian Meat Advisory Committee to-day opened the discussion on the proposed regulation of meat exports with the object of making recommendations to the Commonwealth Government. Dr. Earl Page (Minister of Commerce), with two assistant Ministers and the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates and the Hon. R. Masters on behalf of New Zealand, took part in the deliberations, which were not concluded. The committee recommended the Commonwealth Government to continue negotiations with the British Government against the export of frozen beef and veal.

“On the general question of restricting our exports our attitude must always be absolute opposition, for if there is any restriction practised by Britain it should first be practised against foreign countries,” said Dr. Page. “A combined front by Australia and New Zealand should enable us to resist all suggestions of restrictions without losing the goodwill of the British people. The question of the voluntary regulation of exports and scientifically feeding the market is one that ought to be faced by mutual consultations, quite apart from restriction, while the problem of creating machinery therefor might very well arise out of the visit of the New Zealand Ministers.

Mr. Coates had a long conference with Mr. B. S. B. Stevens, New South Wales Premier, to-day on reciprocal trade affairs.