STRONG REPRESENTATION

Taranaki Daily News, 23 March 1935, Page 6

STRONG REPRESENTATION

LONDON MEAT DISCUSSION

URGENT NEED FOR NEW ZEALAND.

OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY BOARD. SUGGESTION OF TWO DELEGATES. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board during a discussion on the forthcoming long-term negotiations at London relating to meat imports unanimously passed the following motion: “That this board is very strongly of the opinion that the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, Prime Minister, and the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates should represent New Zealand in the forthcoming long-term discussions with the British Government at London." The board is very concerned about the great importance and the far-reaching possibilities of the coming discussions. It is firmly of the opinion that Mr- Coates, with his experience of the Ottawa discussions, would greatly strengthen the delegation, and it considers it of the utmost importance to ensure that .New Zealand should send the strongest possible delegation to London. It was decided after consultation with the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. C. E. Macmillan, to recommend that permission be granted for th? export, of certain classes of cow and boned beef to the United Kingdom. The board’s detailed recommendations will be announced by the Minister of Agriculture shortly. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. SOUTHLAND FARMERS’ UNION. Invercargill, Last Night. A motion that the executive had not sufficient information to justify its expression of an opinion whether quotas or levies or "both should be applied 'to meat exports and that it ask the Meat Board for information was carried today by the Southland provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union. “I consider the Farmers’"Union should stand solidly against both quotas and levies,” declared Mr., B. Clearwater. Mr. W. Cousser contended it was tone New Zealand made a stand. New Zealanders were too easy going. Australians would not stand it and Canada and the Argentine had a better bargain than New Zealand.

The president, Mr. W. J. A. McGregor: I think things will come out all right and we may trust those who are in charge. The exchange rate may be hitting us back now, but if it had not been for it we might have been in 'queer street.’