TRADE WITHIN THE EMPIRE

Hokitika Guardian, 28 June 1930, Page 3

TRADE WITHIN THE EMPIRE

NEW ZEALAND’S BEST -MARKET

HA WEB A, June 25

“Compared with pie-war days, there has certainly been an increase in the percentage of the trade of the United Kingdom with the Empire,” said Mr L A. Paisli, British Trade Commissioner for New Zealand, when opening the South Taranaki Winter Show ■-ns afternoon. “Whereas in prewar days we derived 24.87 of our im- : orts from the Empire, to-day the comparable figure is 26.12 per cent. Of exports of the. United Kingdom in pre-war days 37.18 ,per cent, went to i lie Empire, whereas to-day 41 per . ent goes there. There is clearly an increase of the import and export trade of the Old Country with the Empire. Unfortunately, however, ihero has been a steady decrease in both the import and the export trade between Britain and the Empire in the, last three years.” » Referring particularly to New Zealand, Mr Paish continued: “Wo in Great. Britain take over 99 per cent of your cheese and land, and consume it,. Wo take'large quantities of vour ’butter and wool. Over the whole extent of New Zealand’s exports 73 per cent goes to Great Britain. For the last three years the percentage of your imports which came from Great Britain were 47.93. 47.43, and 46.24. It is in vour 'own interest that this state , of affairs should be

changed. We cannot buy your products if you do not buy ours. We are your only sale market. Of the four largest trading .nations with New Zealand you will find that Great Britain is the only nation with whom you have a favourable trade balance, an 1 that is the one country which does not place a tariff on your products. Surely you, in your own interest, should buy British goods when it is at all practicable to do so.”

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