COMPARING NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 May 1938, Page 7

COMPARING NOTES

NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE DOMINION REPRESENTATIVES WELCOMED. CONTROL OF STUD SHEEP EXPORT. By Telegraph—Press Association. ' Copyright. CANBERRA, May 12. The New Zealand representatives to the Australian Agricultural Council, Mr W. Lee Martin and Mr A. H. Cockayne, were warmly welcomed to the council by the chairman, the Act-ing-Minister of Commerce, Mr Cameron. “In inviting the New Zealand Government to send to this meeting its Minister who is responsible for dealing with agricultural administration and agricultural questions,” said Mr Camerofi, “the Commonwealth Government did so because it realised that in its approach to many agricultural problems it had much in common with its sister Dominion.”

Mr Cameron stressed the value of the exchange of information and ideas. He concluded: “It is very appropriate for this reason that the New Zealand Minister should be present at our council and we are exceedingly glad Mr Martin assured the council that New Zealand would give the Australian authorities the fullest co-operation regarding the importation of stud sheep from the Dominion. Further inquiries, however, would have to be made, particularly concerning the position of certain societies.

The conference adopted a recommendation that the New Zealand Department of Agriculture be asked to arrange for the elimination of inferior animals from exports to Australia, ensuring a supply of animals true to type.

The matter will be further reviewed when the New Zealand authorities have completed their inquiries. The exchange of officers between Australia and New Zealand to ensure that mutual problems would ,be treated on a common basis was advocated by Mr Martin. He assured the meeting that New Zealand would be glad to compare notes with the Commonwealth on matters affecting the two Dominions. Mr Martin and his colleagues were entertained at luncheon by the Prime Minister, Mr J. A. Lyons.