TRADE BALANCE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18905, 21 January 1927, Page 11

TRADE BALANCE.

CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND .MR COATES ADVOCATES ADJUSTMENT. (37 CABLE—FF.EB3 ASSOCIATIOK—COrTKIKHI.I (AC3TRALIAN AKD V.Z CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received January 20th, SAo p.ni..' VANCOUVER. January l-'-Mr Coates, interviewed at Winnipeg, maintained that New Zealand should be given preference by Canada, over countries other than British hi the matter of trade where her products were recognised as equal' or superior in quality. He advocated the adju.-t----ment of tho trade balance b«fcw»tn the iwo sister Dominions, In the matter of naval defence, be reiterated that what individual Dominions chose to do was entirely for their self-governing peoples to decide. "We in New Zealand," he said, "are to increase gradually our outlay on naval defence. At present it is costing us 8s or 9» a head. The development of a new country costs a great deal of money, and precludes the expenditure of immense sums on defence ."• Trill IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. (Received January 20tli. U.-j p.m.) VANCOUVER, January 20. '■We are proud to be associated with tho British Empire and all it means, but we also recognise some of the diffi-c-<iltic* it is possible other portions of the Empire may have, and that it is for \\a to help them out where we can," declared Mr Coates in a speech at the Cuuadian Club, Winnipeg. He considered what really mattered at the Imperial Conference was the spirit of the Conference. Personally, he thought the conclusions reached did not conflict with the resolutions of the previous Conferences. What had been written down would go in the direction of making the Empire better known and better understood, and the British people more of one mind than ever before.

RAILWAY WORKSHOPS INSPECTED. (Received January 20th, 11.5 p.m.) OTTAW T A, January 19. Mr Coates spent a lively day at Winnipeg in sightseeing, especially inspecting the Canadian National Railways model workshops. He displayed very groat interest in a large apprentice class, composed of well-educated young men starting mechanical careers. Mr Coates is so convinced of the value of this educational phase of railway shop practice that he expects to order the adoption of a similar scheme upon his i.return to New Zealand.