TRADE WITH AMERICA

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 1, 26 September 1921, Page 8

TRADE WITH AMERICA

TAHI’A SUGGESTED AS A TORT. The advantages of the port of T an JP‘ 1 ’ Florida tor receiving and distributing Yew Zealand products to the markets of tho United States, are pointed out m a letter received from a lumber company at that port by the American Consul-General, Mr. D F. M ilbnr, a corn- of which lie to the Auckland Chamber oT”Commerce. . The writers state that they understand ’ that the. Dominion is exporting annmllly about 89.000 tons of frozen meats-to Ntw York. Tn Mew of tli» fact that Tampa is about 1000 miles nearer Now Zealand than is New York, tlicv think- that a profitablecould bo, done between’ N?w Zealand ports and Tampa as a distributing point In the south-eastern United States for the 'Dominion’s, products. The let tel continues:— , , ■ 'AVq have eight or ten wholesale • •lacking or meat concerns hero. Refrigerating plants and cars for cirrus fruits, etc., going north. No storms, plenty of labour, no strikes, no congestion "five miles of wharves, moderate port’ charges, 27ft. of water, five railroads, five steamship lines.” After itemising the principal imports and exports of Tampa the writers go on to say that ' wholesalers and exporting concerns there handle everything in tho waj’ of general merchandise. Colonel E. A'. Iremonger is named as the British Consul" at Tampa, whore the office of the Unit- < od States Shipping Board is also situat-

edTho letter states further that Tan:pa is tho headquarters for five chain store concerns doing moat business in Florida. If arrangements could be made tov regular cargo shipments from New Zealand ports to Tampa with return cargo from there, the writers say that attractive rates could bo obtained.