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Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1932, Page 4

“I think Now Zealand has everything to gain from making an mrangement with Canada, on a reciprocal basis,” said Sir Mark Sheldon, of Sydney, at Auckland, in an interview when asked for his views on the subject of trade with Canada. “New Zealand’s position is such that many of her exportable lines would be welcomed in Canada, seeing that there is a spirit in Canada—-and a vny stmim spirit, 1 may say, which T discovered on my most recent visit - oil' developing Km pi re trade. Tf i were asked to say which ol the Dominions was the greatest advocate foi Km; lire trade, I wont! iindouhtecfry say Canada. This may be surprising to a lot ol pen?tic, who think that Canada is linked up with the T nited States, but there has been a development jn Canada in recent yearn, which has abound lie Canadians, namely, the ovenimvcring strength of their friendly neighbour across Hie line, and they sec that tin' only wav In develop Canadian independence is In nd c!o: or and closer trading icTa lions with other parts o! tin llriii.-h Kiiipjrc. bn h being the ease. why should ;mi niped i men' be "lined in the u ay. s. far as Canada gees, seeing lint NVu Zealand and AusI rain are both likely to gain by the ■interlacing of cot mierei.nl relations on an arrangement of reciprocity? I hope that Ml I'ownie Stewart’* cl forts have been, successful, and 1 feel

confident they have. When one realises that, in "the Empire, we nave probably as large a technical knowledge as in any other country in the world, and that we have practically the best of the primary products and raw materials, why should we not develop these as a unit, working in harmony and co-operation, rather than allow ourselves to lie exploited by other countries? One hopes that the Economic Conference, to take place between the Dominions in Canada this year, will lead to a new era in Empire prosperity. There is more likelihood of sonic common unders'anding being arrived at, at this conference, than at previous conferences, hv reason of the fact that Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada have all got strong Governments, all recently elected and feeling the strength of their position. At previous conferences, there lire never been .such a situation, where all the component parts have been fresh from the people, with authority to act.”