NEW MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 172, 15 April 1919, Page 10

NEW MARKETS

! AGENT WANTED FOB SOUTH | AMERICA. | Ml'. F. J. Slielton, . representing the j tfcw Zealand Fruitgrowers' Association, waited on the Central Chamber ot Comj merce yesterday afternoon to urge that • tho chamber should interest itself on the

' eubject of appointing a Government com- ' mercial agent to visit North and South '.'America, and ascertain at first hand if [ there were not markots for our primary !■ products other than those at present j: touched, particularly in tho countries on the west coast of South America. Mr. i Shclton thought 'that it would be much ' better , if the agent senc was a Governi ment- one, so that he coultl he given full ! credentials, and could reporr on the {'.possibility of markets for all oiir nrini- |! ary products.' That would be far preferable to a : i>ian being sciit abroad by j tho representatives of one of the indns-. j tries. . i The chairman (Mr. A; Leigli Hunt) i said that the subject was not a new ' one. They had considered tjie matter !' years ago, and reports were obtained j-from Mr. Qlifton (tlieu New Zealand ['commercial agent in San who r did not give "much encouragement', as to j. the countries of tho west coast of South America. On tho other hand it was mentioned that the Argentine alone could take all the apples that this country could produce. Mr. Shelton mentioned that a gentleman had recently written from Los Angeles stating that California could take all the pears that Now Zealand could produce. , ', , 1 Mr. Mapplebeck asked what surplus the applegrowers of New Zealand would have for export this season. . 1 Mr. Shelton-said that he did not think ■' there would be any surplus at all this :. y e! i r _he believed New Zealand would 1 consume all its own apples. But they : .must look to the 'future; there wero i hundreds of acres coming into bearing : each year, and if they did not. create ! markets it. would be a bad thing lor ; the orchardist. , ! The council passed a resolution pledgj ing tho chamber to'give, the proposal its I . hearty support.