NEW ZEALAND BUTTER

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 6 December 1927, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND BUTTER

CANADA WANTS MORE, TRADE COMMISSIONER RETURNS. (Special to “Tribune.”) Auckland, Dec. 6. As -far as Canada is concerned New Zealand is well on tho map. Many Canadians are determined to see this Dominion—it is the one country they really want to see. The demand for New Zealand butter is growing in Canada and is in great demand by importers. This satisfactory state of affairs is reported by Mr C. M. Croft, Canadian Trade Commissioner for New Zealand, who returned on Sunday by the Aorangi after a five months’ holiday in his own country. He says that thousands of Canadians are displaying the keenest interest in New Zealand. Everywhere he went ho was asked about tho Dominion—its farming prospects, its scenic beauties, its manufacturing possibilities and its trade. And Mr Croft did not lose any time in playing the part of ambassador for New Zealand. “I met many people during my stay in Canada and I addressed several large meetings of commercial and business mon,” ho said. “I did not talk trade to them. I just told them where New Zealand was, what it was, and tho interesting things about your country. ” Mr Croft said that after his talks he always had visits from different people who were desirous of seeing tho Dominion. One of the most remarkable things which impressed Mr Croft while ho was in Canada was the high regard with which everyone spoke of New Zealand butter. Previously many mercants had been buying in small quantities but now those quantities were growing to astonishing proportions. Canadian importers think very highly of New Zealand butter and some of them do not even bother fo look at the pure food certificates on tho boxes. Retailers arc also taking larger quantities of the Dominion product. Manufacturers asked Mr Croft about New Zealand as a market for their goods, and seemed to display most interest in the Dominion than in any of the other countries overseas. Inquiries regarding New Zealand’s woollen goods wore also frequently ma dr. Thorp was every prospect of a wonderful year in Canada, said Mr Croft. It was expected that the wheat crop would yield 432 million bushels.