TRADE WITH HAWAII

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1922, Page 4

TRADE WITH HAWAII

ENCOURAG TNG PR(ASPECTS. AUCKLAND, April 10. l)he development of trade between New Zealand and Honolulu was dealt with in the course of an interview by Mr A. Moritzson’ (a director of of the Pan-Pacific Traders Company), who arrived by the Niagara. Before leaving New Zealand for Honolulu, two years ago. 'Mr Moritzson interviewed exporters of the Dominion’s principal products, with a view to development of trade between the two countries, and as a result of the prominence given to New Zealand meat, fruit, butter, and other products through his activities during the last two years, the export trade has been greatly stimulated. During that time practically the whole of the Hawaiian frozen eat trade has been transferred from New South Wales to New Zealand. Before leaving Honolulu Air Moritzson arranged .six months’ contracts between shippers and importers for meat for tbe ’Honolulu Municipal Meat Market, for al,l the principal hotels, and for leading butchers. The export of apples to llomlulu was another important development of the last year or two, continued Mr Moritzson. When he landed in Hawaii he found that there was an embargo against New Zealand apples and pears, based on the entirely mistaken idea that this country had the Mediterranean fruit fly. Ho addressed several meetings of the Hawaii Board of Agriculture, finally convincing it of the mistake. The result was that the embargo was removed, and first shipment of 4000 cases of this season’s fruit went b,v the Makura. on lion last trip, to be followed by other

shipments each month up to July, when the Californian fruit "'ill be available. New Zealand potatoes and onions were also veiy highly thought of in Honolulu, the Government inspectors having been particulailj pleased with the large shipments of onions sent from Pukekohe district a month or two ago. which they described as the finest ever landed in Honolulu.

"While in New Zealand Mr Moritzsoii will arrange lmtter contracts with Dominion producers. “New Zealand butter can bold its own against the very best Californian,” he remarked. “The Americans insist on having good butter and by fixing yearly contracts wo shall be able to send them first .grade quality all the year round.”