RECIPROCAL TRADE.

Wairarapa Age, 29 May 1936, Page 5

RECIPROCAL TRADE.

NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA. TALKS AT CANBERRA. PAVING THE WAY FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING. (Received Thursday, 11.35 p.m.) CANBERRA, May 28. Reciprocal trade with New Zealand was discussed by the Agricultural Council to-day. Mr. Taylor, the New Zealand Trade Commissioner, is preparing a full report of the deliberations for the Dominion Government. Recalling efforts for the lifting of the Nert Zealand embargo on Australian citrus fruits, Mr. Thorby, actingMinister of Commerce, said Australia’s fruit trade with New Zealand had dropped from 182,904 pounds in 1931-32 to 61,462 in 1933-34, with only a slight increase in the following year. The Commonwealth had urged the lifting of restrictions for a short period each year in respect to citrus, cherries, grapes and passion friut and had guaranteed that no fruit would be exported unless it was accompanied by a certificate of .freedom from the fruitfly. He added that although the quantities of New I Zealand apples imported into Australia since March 25 were not large the mere fact of permitting their admission to Australia was an indication of good faith and would no doubt be appreciated by the New Zealand Government. Mr. Taylor, interviewed later, said these conferences were rapidly paving the way to a better understanding among the producers of Australian States, as well as with New Zealand. Discussions on dairying would be of considerable interest to New Zealand, where the problems were parallel with Australia.

Mr. Taylor was the speaker at a luncheon to delegates tendered by the Commonwealth Government. He said feeling towards Australia was more friendly in the Dominion than was generally imagined. As a tourist officer, he was amazed at the number of New Zealand tourists continually pouring into Australia, the majority women, who came to Sydney for a good holiday.