RECIPROCITY.

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RECIPROCITY.

* THE BRITISH-MADE AETICLE. (By Tclcirraph.—PrcES Association.) Auckland, March 20. The ousting of the British-made article by the foreign product was the theme, on which an alarming note was sounded at a meeting of the Auckland executive of the New Zealand Farmers' Union. • Mr. Barrugh, of tho Waikato, who was present by invitation, laid stress on the necessity of bigger support of Englishmade goods iu New Zealand. Ho pointed out that we obtained all our money from England, and yet a great deal of it went to buy foreign-made goods. A bad time, was possibly ahead of us for our butter and other produce, and it was therefore more necessary that wo should support British goods iu order that we might bo able to advance tho argument of reciprocity. Several members of the executive endorsed tho remarks of Mr. Barrugh, the opinion being advanced that an orgnnised effort should bo made to promote tho purchase of British goods. It was unanimously resolved to get into toucli with the English Trade Commissioner, and ask him to meet representatives of various public bodies in Auckland, in order to consider the question of Imperial trade, with a view of holding a mass meeting subsequently.