Front Oun Own Consesroxonse London, May 16, Evidence of the anxiety of the Dominions at the prospect of Great Britain imposing quotas on their produce in the interest of the British farm, was given to-day by the arrival in London of Mr. William Forgan Smith, Premier of Queensland.
In a special interview, Mr. Smith have come to do solid busi-
Queensland is strongly oppos-the quotas. If the British farmer needs protection, exclude foreign foodstuffs. Queenslard supplies one-third of Australia's exports of dairy stuffs, it she is excluded from the British markets, she will seek others."
The Bank of New South Wales) issued a statement to-day in connec tion with the visit of Mr. J. G. Lat ham, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs of Australia, to Japan. The statement said that the Australian trade policy must seck a more prominent place in Far: Eastern trade.
Commenting that Japan's wool purchases from Australia had doubled since 1980, the statement contemplat~ ed the day when the Japanese woof industry would seriously compete with that of Great Britain.
The statement concluded by saying: "It we want to sell to Japan we must, buy from her, or South Africa and South America will supplant us."
Sapanese Protest London, May 15.
Great Britain was to-day asked by the Japanese Ambassador in London, Mr, Tsuneo Matsudaira, modify the quota system recently introduced in'an. attempt. to. meet Japanese competition in British markets, Mr. Matsudaira pointed out that. in the view of his Government, the introduction of the system ' was contrary to the most-favoured-nation clause in the Anglo-Japanese Treaty.- Reuter.
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