EMPIRE TRADE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20296, 4 May 1934, Page 7

EMPIRE TRADE.

Questions Regarding N.Z. Butter. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received May 4, 1 p.m.) LONDON. May 3. In the House of Commons Mr MacDonald told Dr A. B. Howitt that no suggestion had been brought to his notice as having been made to Mr Bruce that an Imperial Conference should be held in London in 1935 to discuss defence and economic policy in the light of Ottawa. Dr Leslie Burgin. replying to questions by Mr Herbert Williams and Sir Gifford Fox (Conservatives), said that the average c.i.f. value of New Zealand butter landed in March was 70s 8d a hundredweight, compared with Russian butter (including duty) at 59s lid. and Danish at 73s 7d. The minimum home price in Denmark was 97s 6d. He was not aware of the wholesale price in New Zealand, but understood that .t was based on the London quotation. DEBATE IN COMMONS. British Official Wireless. (Received May 4,2 p.m.) RUGBY, May 3. Among the matters raised in the debate on the Dominions Office vote, in the House of Commons on Monday will be the Ottawa Agreement, the wording of which will be the subject of review. The recent New Zealand suggestion put forward with a view to stimulating trade with Britain will also be discussed. “The Times” says: “There will be an exchange of views between the Ministers and Mr Bruce as soon as he returns from Australia, particularly as he will be seeing Mr Forbes in New Zealand and Mr Bennett in Canada during his journey to England.”