OTTAWA CONFERENCE.

Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18723, 25 August 1932, Page 7

OTTAWA CONFERENCE.

DAIRY PRODUCE BOARD. GRATIFICATION AT AGREEMENT. BRITAIN'S GENEROUS SPIRIT. (By TClegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday. At a meeting of the Dairy Produce Control Board to-day gratification was expressed at the success reache the Ottawa Conference in securing preferential treatment from Gteat Britain for the entry of New Zealand butter, cheese and other dairy P ducts into that market. The chairman, Mr W. A. lorns, said he considered 'the results secured by the New Zealand delegation were most satisfactory. It was a fine thing that they had been able to obtain preference. The very idea of this would have been ridiculous a few years ago. The dairy farmers of the Dominion had every reason to be very grateful to Britain. The Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates and the New Zealand representatives as a whole had done well. Other members of the board spoke in a similar strain. It was decided that the board should place on record its deep appreciation of the results secured at Ottawa and express to the British Government its realisation of 'the fact that Biitain had shown a most generous spirit in extending the preferences it had. The board also decided to express its gratitude to tho political and advisory members of the New Zealand delegation for their efforts at the conference. GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S COMMENT. CRITICISED BY MR HOLLAND. ALLEGED PARTISAN VIEWS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WESTPORT, ■ Wednesday. Referring to comments 'that had been made on the result of the Ottawa Conference, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr H. E. Holland, said it was deeply regrettable to find the Gover-nor-General, Lord Bledisloe, expressing a definitely one-sided opinion on this subject. Mr Holland referred particularly to that portion of His Excellency’s speech which, as reported, read: "Whatever demands Britain oil her side is making for the freer admission of her factory products in this country will, it is hoped, when known, be considered sympathetically by the loyal inhabitants and endorsed by the Parliamentary representatives.” That, in his opinion, was an exceedingly unfortunate and wholly unconstitutional pronouncement, said Mr Holland, inasmuch as it amounted to an endeavour by vice-royalty to influence the votes of' members of Parliament. It was not a question of whether Lord Bledisloe’s views were sound or otherwise; it was solely a question of whether or not the King’s representative was entitled to participate in partisan political discussions of the day. Everyone had the highest respect for Lord Bledisloe, both as His Majesty’s representative and personally, concluded Mr Holland, hut it followed that if he entered the field of controversial politics, on one side or the other, he must divest himself of his Vice-Regal capacity and assume Iho prerogative of tho politician.