UNFAIR POLICY.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 939, 8 December 1933, Page 1

UNFAIR POLICY.

NEWSPAPERS CRITICISE BRITAIN. Attitude Towards Dominions FOREIGNERS BETTER TREATED THAN NEW ZEALAND. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received December 8, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, December 7. The “ Evening Standard ” editorially condemning the Government’s propaganda against Dominion meat exports, says: “The ‘new deal’ in June, 1934, of which Major Elliot .speaks, will be disadvantageous to the Dominions.” Criticising the trade treaties with Argentina and Denmark, the “ Standard ” sa>*s: “ Despite Denmark still sending us more butter than any country in the world, public attention is sedulously being directed to the ‘ threat’ to the British dairymen from the Dominions.” Reviewing the fact that Australia and New r Zealand are greater purchasers from Britain than Denmark, despite the discrepancy in population, the “ Standard ” says: “ Major Elliot ignores these facts when attacking Dominion exporters, who with the British producer must pay for the folly of foreign trade agreements.” The “Manchester Guardian” says: “In the Minister’s present mood the agitation to reduce dairy exports will doubtless be successful and the Dominions will be presuaded to agree. Nevertheless there is something wrong with local manufacturers if they are unable to produce butter and cheese at competitive levels with Australia, New Zealand and Denmark. Australia and New Zealand especially have heavy transport costs and there is no sweated labour there.”

BUTTER HELD BACK.

N.Z. and Australia Reduce Shipments. ANNOUNCEMENT MADE. (Received December 8, 11.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, December 8. From December 18 20 per cent of the butter graded for export from Australia to England will be withheld from shipment until further notice. The Dairy Produce Export . Control Board made an announcement to this effect when it received a cablegram from New Zealand advising that the Dominion had agreed to reduce its shipments by 20 per cent. Butter traders generally welcome tee Australian and New Zealand decision regarding exports, which they believe will have a beneficial effect. It is not expected to cause any material improvement in prices at present, but is likely to prevent a further fall and also smaller arrivals. It probably will mean a considerable reduction in the stocks in the cold stores here.