INTER-IMPERIAL TRADE

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 162, 5 April 1921, Page 6

INTER-IMPERIAL TRADE

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION. The Royal Colonial Institute in London includes in its activities the collection and dissemination of specialised in formfition concerning tho trade and industry of the British Empire, in pursuance of one of its principal objects—to foster and stimulate inter-imperial trade.

With a view to centralising and coordinating such information, the Institute, through its trade and industry committee, established an Enquiry or Information Bureau, the particular function of which is to deal with «n. quirics on any trade or industrial subject from individuals and firms in every part of the Empire. In fulfilment of this object, tho Committee, during recent years, have dealt with a large number of inquiries of most varied nature, including the furnishing of economic and statistical information; introducing Overseas importers to British manufacturers and mediants specialising in particular lines; placing at the disposal of Fellows and their friends, when , visiting England, the facilities afforded by the Committee; and, generally, rendering assistance in every possible way to those intimately concerned in the economic and industrial development of the Empire. The Committee’s one aim is to secure the co-operation and good-will of the many industrial interests within the Empire. No enquiry can be too trivial: none too searching. Tho Committee have a. special list of British-manufac-turers of standing and repute to whom Oversea importers and traders can bo introduced. The firms on this list are making particular efforts to 'mwt the special local Irequiromcnfs of Overea Empire buyers.