A RUSSIAN VISITOR

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3114, 19 June 1917, Page 7

A RUSSIAN VISITOR

, -*. ■FORTHCOMING TOUR OF BK KLATCKO. " One of the ohief topics for discussion at-yesterday afternoon's meeting of the council of iho Central Chambor of ComFT r'r? 00lnin ff "sit to New Zea- ■« Bi° p !"• , * J C ? 0, T- ,ideut represent*, tive in Potrograd for tie BussJen.AiistMhan Bureau. Mr. L. A. Edwards said that Russia had raa do enormous- eacrihcra, *nd deserved all tho sympathy and asaietanoo they couJd (five her. The visit ot Dr. KMcko tb Mew z ea j fl nd would not bo made if ho had .not niado an an. pral to him, to como to Now Zealand and deal with, us as a people and country separate irom Australia and not as a pimple on the faoo of Australia. His endeavour had beein \o B ot Dr. 3f.lat.oko M Om f ° , Nen ' Zealand so that they could deal direct with Russia and not throuuh anothor country, .[in hoped that they would receive Dr. Klatcko with true British hospitality, l and give him every, opportunity to state tho aims and objects of his Government. IJr. Edwards mentioned the possibility of'direct twdo with Russia by linos of steamships from Vladivostok and tho BJaok Sea. Ho was sorry that what■ had appeared in the papers about Dr. Klatcko's visit had not nad a good effect among the commercial community, and .said that it had cast a am "Vl 10 ro P r °sontative of our biggest Ally. ,lhe seaeril public seemed to bo quito ignorant about, the enormous ro1 ™ 65 ' 1 " The r Md not know that -£75,000,000 worth of Russian goods per year had been imported by Germany, and robrandod as Ucrinan Roods foi- exDot-t. Russia possessed the biKffesl bank in tho work. The Imperial <. Si. a i?»» s a * sots amounted" to -fc1.000.000.000 and its gold reserve was ■raiiO.UOO.OOO. Russia produced move wheat than tho United States, and had a, larger area of iand under cultivation than that country. She hold the larcest timber reserves in tho world. Half tho timber in tbo "A'orthern Hemisphere was in RuseU. Dr. Klatulco was lo cablo to him (tho speaker) when he would arrive, and he hoped the Chamber would bo courteous enough lo tender its attendance and attention (o tho representative of tho Russian Government. They would jvolcomo Dr. Klatcko sincerely and most heartily. It was stated by the secretary that tho Associated Chambers of Commerce had under the advice of tho Actinjr-Vice Consul for Russia (Mr. C. Richardson) taken ill) tho arraiiKenu'nt; of the visitor's itinerary. ti Mt Vw ? mith wis ! ,cd to kn<w whether JJI , . Klatcko was tho representative of tho Imperial or Revolutionary GovernMr. Edwards said that lie mimented the Government of Russia, end that lie had been received W the Governments of Anstralia. lit- G. Winder thoupht that it should bo the Government's duly here to take Dr. IClatcko in hand. Finally it was aeroed to accept tho invitation of the.Wellinrton Chamber of Commerceto meet Dr. Klatcko, when he came to Wellinston.