TRADE WITH JAPAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1923, Page 4

TRADE WITH JAPAN.

THE TRANSPORT DIFFICULTIES. AUCKLAND, Sep IS. The trade relations of New Zealand and Japan formed the subject of brief comment by Mr A. B. Roberston, Consul for Japan, at the meeting of the Auckland Rotary Club. There was not, Mr Robertson said, a great deal of tratlic between the two countries, this being brought about largely by lack of means of ready transport. So far as trade was concerned, he was sorry the balance was on the wrong side from the viewpoint of New Zealand. The Dominion imported £504.worth of Japanese goods, and it sent to Japan exports valued at £2IL(X)J. Of these wheat accounted for about £130,00!). and as it would probably not be exported again, it brought general exports down. The next largest export was wool. £BO,OOO. lie had an enquiry regarding the export of meat, hut the whole trouble was the cost, as produce sent from New Zealand to Japan had to go to Vancouver. It could go the other way, but the fact was that a single package cost 9s 3d. of which 5s -Id was for carriage to Sydney. New Zealand had no commercial treaty with Japan, as certain other countries had, but exporters should get busy and work tile export trade up to what the imports were.