The Waikato Times. TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1935- JUSTIFIED BY RESULTS

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19659, 20 August 1935, Page 6

The Waikato Times. TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1935 - JUSTIFIED BY RESULTS

The Minister of Finance, upon his return from ‘ ‘ ■ tQ made a statement showing wlmi: has been accompisic p u t the exportation of meat, and that statement should s tusfj • y the prejudiced critic that Mr Coates' mission was - nature of a joy ride, but resulted m a good “ Dominion’s producers which, of course, menus benefit for C ° ra those who will always consider the immediate, oo.t and ignore the results achieved by the expenditure * hte in recent weeks has been much in evidence but the avmm e 1 will recognise that what has been secured for the Dominion repav many fold the outlay incurred. definite c M,. left for England it was the cicimno Betore Mr (nates leu f , ~ TC ™ Tpn: n f t 0 policy of the British Minister of Agriculture, M • ■ ’ , serious matter lor the Dominion „ wtal. the W was to have been lower than on the alien article, it yas not sufficient!} so to nullify other advantages possessed by some foreign comPOtit Th; Australian Ministers who were in London some weeks before Mr Coates were unable to convince the British authorities as to the handicap with which they were confronted, and it was only after the arrival of Mr Coates that things took a favourable turn. The quota now remains, but it is not likely to cause Dominion producers much anxious thought, for it is fixed at a figure which will not only permit New Zealand to send as much mutton and lamb to London as heretofore, but also permit of a reasonable increase, whilst the levy, which would have cost the Dominion’s producers upwards of £2,800,000 per annum has been waived. A short term agreement has been reached as regards beef, bacon and pork, and it is hoped that as the result of the negotiations, this will be followed by a long term understanding equally as satisfactory as in mutton and lamb. If for no other reason that what has, largely through Ins representations, been conceded the Dominions’ producers, Mr Coates mission was in every sense justified, and even the most captious critic should be satisfied.

There is, however, another problem looming, and that is a proposal to make a levy on all dairy products, Empire included, into the United Kingdom. Thus, owing to commitments which Britain lias made with foreign countries, will not be possible until the end of next year. Mr Coates, however, has the definite assurance that nothing will be done without consultation with the Dominion, and it is permissible to hope that the result of these negotiations when entered upon will prove as satisfactory to our dairymen as are the meat agreements to our pastoralists. New Zealand has reason to he satisfied with the outcome of the meat negotiations, and the Finance Minister is to be congratulated upon a successful mission.