CAN WE BEET CANADA?

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 919, 12 September 1910, Page 2

CAN WE BEET CANADA?

IN THE MATTER OF TRADE: .(By Telegraph-Press Association.; ;.:.. Auckland, September 9.; An interesting address,; embodying, a number of. valuable .suggestions regard-: ing the'.fostering of trade between New. Zealand and Canada, ; was delivered, by Mr. W. A/ Beddoe (Cahidian' Trade Commissioner), beforo' the council;! of the Auckland : Chamber of. Cdinraorc© this; afternoon..; \; " .1 ?

The president of the Chamber (Mr! J. H.jiGunson) 'stated that ."the two Dominions had much in- common, and the. trade between them ..was- fast ■ in--creating. ,- In 1905 the; imports 'from Canada to New Zealand were valued at not. quitp _£120,000, .whilavthe j latest figures' available—those for 1908-r-show-. Ed an. increase to £250,000..:! Similarly, the. exports .from,' Now Zealand:!to7Can«. Ada had goiie up from iCiO;000: in-' 1905, to £110,000! in ■ 1908. ; : These '.■ figures showed that the!,tvade between the two countries was capable' of great bxpansipn, and he hoped that it would bo brought about.-•■■■>*»<-■•'■••■>■■.':■■'•;-<-;■-■<;- ■:^--r

i".. Mr.■','Beddoe, who' was"-heartily- ' ap-' .plauded,/'explained .that.; the policy; of Canada-was to: ejltend- trade relations by. appointing I'rade;. CommissionorsVin various, parts;of,the world.;:.:. v There/was a movement : >foot',%ome;:Hime;;tagb ■■ to lytablish Trade'■ Commissionefs; in-Brazil and ; tlie . s Argentine,!'-' '}. Wilfred Laurier. had •:said ; thatrhe-,would .'appoint rio more' couiririssiohers in -foreign couri--tries 'until he!haiT the -whole of -the British cbloniesjv and•;the appointment to New', country of importance- left'. in. which a commissioner, was '■ riot acting-i-was" , the: result.; In, furthering- trade relations,' the Canadian 'Government : had festablished a line of steamers" from Montreal to;: Australasia,;:'■ •/paying : £2000 .per month subsidy,' and not,-asking ■': any other^Government-to assist.;,..;lri- r ,'was 'in':, this''practical way. that' the Cariar'. dian; Government was"-eudeavouring to extend its trade relations; and.his coming ;here'.was' primarily!; to!: fosterVtheso ,relations,,;'aiid'-'t6 - bring.;'' : thel Canadian irianufacturer.;into v ;touch:.with :the':New.; Zealand importer. fKH'had 'occurred to him ; that';th' e^-''frb'zen !'."mutton-;':trade he developed .'with' Canada, . was" •somewhat: neglected.; The-'' steam-' ers -to/ which; they had/referred,-; when turned ■; loose,; and sent .to -iarry ;Austra-' lian.,-.t.rozeii! imuttpns^^aSrigland'pr"-'aS,' Canada: had- very.>.fev/(^Bhecp.'>.;^-.There-wereonly .8,000,000 population -of ; 8,0UO,p00; people.!.,-! . Thjri ! ought ;!to' 'he a very - good market, there for NewZea-; land; mutton;; arid other/produce-;,/ Eng-. 'lahtr. : l:ud-:n'!oro.>«heep: than'-New ;.Zea- : 'lantl;';-j.|et"' she;was; the greatest.; cus-■ • tomor;jforiNew.;Zealand:frozen mutton; ; Canadf-j'ha3;;feweri.siieep' than ;she;.had-pbpula-Jiqn, ;nnd : ;'?et-' hone" ; tnere.;S ;:'•-';>:; !' >o '''K/-^'''/^?t : '!!/ : ///