TRADE WITH PANAMA

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 163, 28 July 1937, Page 15

TRADE WITH PANAMA

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Minister oi Marketing Makes Contacts

( By Tdlegrapb-

WELLINGTON, Last Night. There are good prospects of inereasGi New Zealand trade with the Panama RepUblic. This 5s discldsed ifi a chble message received to-day by the actingPriirie Minister (Son. P. FrasCr) from the Minister of Finance (Hon. W. Nash) who after visiting Ottawa and Washington took passage in the Mataroa at Paiianih i'6r Wellington. Mr. Nash reports that "our buttdr has a Splendid replit&tion aiid iS in exoellent demand and thd Panama market may later" take fnore meat, fruit and othet foodstufis. " * During his brief visit to Balboa, _ Panama City, Ghristobel and Colori Mh* Nash disCussed trade relations with the PfSsident Of thfe PahamA RepUblit!, ihe Minister of Fdreigh AffairS, the MiniStcr of Trade and Commerce arid trade nlferchaiits vnho haridle New ZeAland produce. Mr. Nash also hrid twD coilference's with the Govfernor of the Oanril Zone and buyifag officials, and discussed the promotion of New Zealand trade. They also investigated the possiBilit'ies of eitcnding the pufchases Of butter, meat, apples and other prodUcts. The Minister, whose time at Panamtt wa& llmited hnd fully , oCCUpied, says tihe visit shoUld i-eshlt iri increased Li-ade: Betailed reports will b« Avidiablo later, _ ;