▁not ▁fare ▁nearly ▁so ▁well ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁agreement . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Australian ▁exports ▁to ▁Canada ▁increased ▁by ▁less ▁than ▁ 5 0 %. ▁Some ▁important ▁Australian ▁exports , ▁including ▁but ter , ▁meat ▁and ▁can ned ▁fruit , ▁actually ▁decl ined ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁Australia ▁pressed ▁Ott awa ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁agreement ▁but ▁met ▁with ▁little ▁success . ▁Australia ' s ▁dis content ▁with ▁Canadian ▁trade ▁policy ▁increased ▁sharp ly ▁when ▁Mack en zie ▁King ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁The ▁de pression ▁had ▁strength ened ▁Mack en zie ▁King ' s ▁traditional ▁opposition ▁to ▁imperial ▁prefer ences , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁anxious ▁to ▁seek ▁fre er ▁trade ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Canada – Un ited ▁States ▁trade ▁agreement , ▁which ▁dimin ished ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁preference ▁on ▁d ried ▁fruit , ▁was ▁hardly ▁calculated ▁to ▁ende ar ▁Canada ▁to ▁Australian ▁policy - m akers , ▁whose ▁dev otion ▁to ▁imperial ▁prefer ences ▁remained ▁und imin ished . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Canada ▁paid ▁the ▁price ▁for ▁its ▁poor ▁reputation ▁in ▁Can ber ra ▁when ▁Australia ▁un ve iled ▁its ▁new ▁" tra de ▁di version ▁policy ". ▁In ▁an ▁ill - f ated ▁effort ▁to ▁secure ▁its ▁mark ets ▁in ▁Britain ▁and ▁to ▁balance ▁its ▁trade ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Australia ▁proposed ▁dr ast ically