Meat tor Britain

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19462, 29 December 1934, Page 5

Meat tor Britain

AUSTRALIAN DELAY. ALLEGATIONS CHALLENGED. BRITAIN’S OTTAWA OBLIGATION^ United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. copyright (Reoeived Dec. 29, 11.45 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 28. The Sun-Herald service says the postponement of the Federal C.abinet’s meat meeting excited little comment. It is. realised that a week’s delay will not seriously affect the situation. Large quantities of meat are already on the way to England. Despite ' Australian assertions that Britain is not fulfilling her Ottawa obligations it is claimed that Britain has Stimulated the Dominions’ meat exports and reduced foreign. The latest import figures show Britain’s meat imports from Australia for the eleven months, of 193.4, totalled £6,414,000 against £4,205,000, in 1932; and New Zealand’s £12,515,00.0, as against £10,542,000, whereas Argentine’s contribution was reduced from £21,290,000 to £17,102,000.

AUSTRALIA’S ATTITUDE

■CABINET MEETING POSTPONED United Tress Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyrlgnl. MELBOURNE, Deo. 28. The special meeting of the Federal Cabinet lo discuss the meat restriction proposals, which, was. fixed for tomorrow has been postponed until January 3, owing to difficulty in get-, ting ail the, Ministers together.