TAHITI IMPORTS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1933, Page 5

TAHITI IMPORTS

THREAT TO NiT.itRADE-

(Per Preas Association—Copyright).

WELLINGTON, July 24

“The French are going to {give us a bad time in Papeete,.’/ said Mr W. M. Reid, a Sydney,’ exporter, who returned to-day by the Makura after a business trip to Tahiti. “The Minister for the Frcpeb colonies (went (there j-ecveiitly aind (he said that a duty would be put on everything that did not come from France, even tinned meat and flour. I do not know how they can hope to do it,” said Mp Reid. “Flour would have to come from wheat imported into France from Algeria,” .Mr Reid went on to say, “and the process Would be a long and hardly a profitable one.” It was also proposed, although not yet confirmed, to grant a bonus on all copra shipped to France. Hitherto all the copra had been shipped to Sun Francisco A duty would be imposed on all foreign copra, and with the Hind thus created it was proposed to implement 'the bonus scheme. ...

All' Reid said that at present New Zealalnd supplied practically all <Papeete’s requirements of tinned butter, bacon, aind condensed milk, as well as a considerable. ' quantity of tinned meat, 1 New Zealand" - was getting hex- full share of the trade, but the duties 'contemplated might have a serious effect on her exports.