American Market.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1922, Page 4

American Market.

NEW ZEALAND PRODUCT W ANTED.

WELLINGTON, June 7. “You have vast areas of fertile soil in It hid country, second to none in the world, a,ml as yet, so far as I can see, it is barely .scratched over," declared Consul-General Willmr of the F.S.A.. at the New Zealand Club luncheon "You have not. reached anything like development in regard to the production that you arc able to do,” he continued, “and I want to say to you. here and now, that in the United States you have the biggest market in the world, with its 105,000,000 million people and with, I believe, the largest consumption per capita in the world, and you have merely scratched over the market in the expit dial ion of the sale of vour products T am here in New Zealand to assist you to develop the market” ho added, “and my office you can. make your home. You have no trade commissioner in the United States. Imt I am hero and now* offer myself voluntarily as your trade commissioner—only use mo. T have wavs and means whereby T can place your exporters in touch with right distributing concerns, and it will ho a pleasure for me to do so.”

Mr Wilbur stated he had now inquiry from the United States for some of Newt Zealand’s primary products. American importers were desirous of receiving c.i.f. quotations with hank (lidit against documents, in other words, here and there the American importer was coming to New Zealand to purchase her goods. “Why on earth don’t you do as any wholesale or shipper would do?” he asked. He would not. sit i.n his office and wait for the limportey to come and purchase. Rend your salesmen; out after them. T will do all T can to assist you as your salesman if von will only allow me to do it.” , 1