DOMINION TO HAVE TRADE COMMISSIONERS

Chronicle (Levin), 20 August 1946, Page 2

DOMINION TO HAVE TRADE COMMISSIONERS

-Press Association

By Teleciravh—

WELLINGTON, August 19. Tko Government kue decided to.appoint Now Zealand Trado Ooiuruissiouors- ut Now York, Montroal, Sydney and Melliourne, announced tke Ministor of lndustrios and Commerce,' llon. D. G. Sullivan, tonigkt. lle addcd tkat tko appointiuents wero being inade by. tko Public Sorvico Oominissioner and two had already been made. Mr. \V. TayJ or, New Zealand Supply Officer in Sydney, Avould be senior Trade Comniissioiier in Sydney. Mr. Taylor, prior lo tke war, was New Zealand Trado and Tourist Conunissionor in tke same city. Mr. E. A. . Malcolm, New Zoaland Supply Unison Oilicor in Melbourne, would be Trade Commissioncr at Montroal. Mr. Malcolm is now on routo lp Montroal. Witk tke development of a separatu commerce division in tke Departmcut of industries and Gommoree, it liad been decided tkat in future our trade representatives abroad will be ongaged exclusively iu matters relatiug to trade and induatry, said Mr. Sullivan. In Australia tkere would be a.senipr Trade Commissioncr in Sydney and a Trade Commissioner in Melbourne. A senior Trade Commirfsioner in Nortk America would bo stationod in Now Yofk and in addition tkoro would bo a Trade Commissioner in Montroal. Coijsidcration was being given to tke lucation of possiblo olher Trado Commissionors in Nortk America, iudia unVl tko East. It was possiblo tkat at some of tkese oilices tkere would bc an assistant Trade Commissioner. Tlio Ministor said it was tke Goverument's vicw tkat altliougk tke greq.t bulk of oiu expurt trade would contiuue to be with' tke United Kiugdom, it was kigkly desirable for New Zealand lo be eireetiveJy represonted in otker export markets and particularly wn •• tkis necessary because of wartimc disruptious iu our trade v.itk" these couiitries. Tko Govornmont was hopeful tkat, in addition to tko traditional exports of our primary iuoduce, tkoro would bo wortkwhile incroasos in somo of our exports of manufactured goods — particularly tkose based on indigeuous raw materials — and tkere was every reason to beliovo tkat in cerlain tvpes of goods tkere would bo tko o'ppo'rtuaity for our locai industries td compete suceessfully witk tke products of otkijr countries, particularly in lirdia and tko Western and Soutlnvostorn Pacilic aroa. Tke JMiuister added tkat, .ainong tke otker functions of tke Trade Commissioners, tkey would provide a cony mercial intclligenee service for tke Government aud business commuuity.