AUSTRALIAN MEAT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 91, 18 April 1935, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN MEAT

THE BRITISH MARKET CAPACITY TO CONSUME DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE [By Telegraph - Tress Association— Copyright! LONDON, April 16. It is now certain that the meat disussions will proceed throughout the king’s Silver Jubilee celebrations, vhen Messrs. Hertzog and Coates, the South African and New Zealand delegates. and the Southern Rhodesian •cpreseutatives will participate. It was proposed at yesterday’s meeting that the discussions should be adourned pending the arrival of the ither Dominion representatives, but the Australian deelgatcs felt that there should be a continuation in order to dlow of h clearing of the air. Consejueutly a further meeting will be held o-morrow. Indications still suggest that there is it tie possibility of far-reaching agreenents being arrived at either in conlection with the period or the terminaion of the Argentine agreement or •vhether it should be extended for a ong term afterwards. The difficulties, which are due io •onflicting policies, may eventually be overcome, but the real obstacle is Brit lin’s inability to consume the Commonwealth’s potential output, particularly nf mutton and lamb. PRIMARY PRODUCTS LOWER RAIL FREIGHTS RESTRICTION POLICY ATTACKE? Received April 17, 11.20 p.m. SYDNEY, April 17. The Premier, Mr B. S. Stevens speaking at the official opening of th< Royal Show to day, intimated that the Government intended at an early datf further to substantially reduce rab freights on primary products. The acting-Prime Minister, Dr. Earle Page, dwelt on the restriction of exports, which ho described as a nega tive policy. It had already coutra dieted world trade to a fraction oi what it was. His view was that then should be an expansion of demand rather than a further restriction of. supply, lie earnestly hoped that the Empire would ne\ er succumb to the false philosophy of restriction. LEVY PLAN APPROVED CONSERVAT!VES’ RESOLUTION. LONDON, April 16. The Conservative Parliamentary Agricultural Committee passed a resolution welcoming the Government plan to levy imported meat, the proceeds to go to some livestock industry and providing an effective preference to the Dominions. The levy must be either flexible or accompanied by quantitative restriction. If obstacles prevent an early operation of the levy the quantitative restriction weapon should be used with cut hesitation.