EXTENSION OF TRADE
FARMERS'BUNION ACTIVE
" Extension; of. New .Zealand'a, markets' ;was considered by the executive of the New .'Zealand Farmers' Union yesterday..^ ■■■••■ ;■=;.■;■■-!■"-• •■•.■*.■.."
. Mr. ;\V.,J.-; Poison,; M;P.. (the president), reported ttiat ;a'conference had: been heldat/which-representatives were present, from' ,the : union, Associated Chambers of ..Cornmerce, and Manufacturers' Association, i The, conference had not been productive of: very satisfactory results. 'MrV.iPolson cornmen ted; unfavourably. upon.' the attitude takentup by the chief spokesman -froml the-Associated Chambers-of Commerce^ insayirig .that nntil^ control-by -the primary■•'industries; of.-*their own .;produce .'ly^'.utterljr/jaboVshed/kßerekwts'^ould' not. take, any .'part in finding neiv; markets.; A'He' could not believe- that the .Assqeiated^Chambers had taken up -such an. attitude. .; .'^ ' . ' . .
; Mr. B.S. ,'Chadwick (Daimevirke), one1 of .the,delegates, stated that after the meeting 'other-delegates 'had expressed -regret,, and 'had urged that the matter -.should be gone; on with, -, ■, as •there- was'a desire to assist in 'the reestablishmerit -of- the primaryv industries,' and' in; their- obtaining ' new mar-^ ke'ts wherever .possible.'1 ! ■' '. < .The;' executive .a resbiution^ that'-the :G6ver4merit;-be urged to set up an:; organisation consisting of re- . presentatives • of ■ the • Gbvernment, - the farming community,: and the cominer-. cial community -to-investigate- channels' of ;trade with such foreign countries- as were -: capable of 'absorbing r.that ■ trade,, with the.' objects of' reciprocal s- arrange-, ments to ? extend' our. overseas; markets^
"The position; of primary ■ producers - as ; far;,as' the .delegation;to -Ottawa was concerned was-also'raised,l, and; it "was decided that :a; committee,' should be set 'up whoso; duty it would be- to make, adequate:'representations' to .tlie Gbvernpent.qn the subject.. V..'■' : '
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1932, Page 7
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246EXTENSION OF TRADE Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1932, Page 7
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