VISIT OF MR. YOUNG, CANADIAN COMMISSIONER.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4980, 9 March 1877, Page 7

VISIT OF MR. YOUNG, CANADIAN COMMISSIONER.

By.the Tappo on .Tuesday, Mmcß 6,-arrived -theHoa. f 8 will have been previously learned Saviaitigg.the coldnies-jyith the purpose qf-brinp-iißg>before colonialvinerchauts sthe;, advantages, to be derived from the openingupof atrape between Australia --and New Zealand and, Canada., EATA >'- F i'j'SlSl. J —©tiring -the-morning he - waited • -upon~the Governor- and the Goveriim¥nt, ahd latter expressed a desire that they should afford assistance'-foiiCtfief purpose' of allowing official -representatives of, the - colony ,tp;yisit the forth: eofmng Sydney Bxhibition, ,confident, that< he oofihlshdwjpedrfienapfarticlesof commerce,-the produce of Canada,, which from-their cheap- - neaa,- high-class- guality, and - durability- - would üblnmend thb’Cqpening' «p"tof t rfitradeT'JTjie Governor expresSe'ditthe greatest sympathy with the object of-Mr. Young, and the Minis£6 consider his proposal. ' V j A 'hurried 1 meeting' of the-Chamber of Cemmferce ,waa Young, being, invited to-attend. - 0r.. - ,-; - ; j There were present Messrs.,, G.; .Hunter, (chairman), . Bannatyne, - Mclntyre, -Hon.--Ji- Johnston, -Hon, Robert Hart, Shannon, O’ Shea, and others. > \ ;S W ( The ChaikmahT expressed great regret that it -had . been -- necessary to calh a! meeting jat SUch short‘notice-but that had beeni-.un-avoidable, as at first it was anticipated that.. Mr. Young:,would -- have had - to leave- at| 3 o’clock. 8 Very little time had ‘therefore Ijeen given for. the getting up of the meeting, 1 which 'would account for the rather-small 5 attendance, for many gentleinen would have been greatly interested s in' meeting -Mr. YoUng. However, Mr. Young;. might be , assured he was heartily welcome, and those members present would-be pleased to hear what he had to say - , The Hon.; Mr.- Yontro said he had to thank' the Chamber Of Commerce very much if or the opportunity afforded .him of being present that day. He - had left Canada to - .visit ‘ the Australian ' colonies 'with a* view to ascertain how trade could be- extended betwaeu them- and .the--Canadian Dominion. He , had ' come -from- San Francisco, and had

landed in Auckland, and proposed going to the principal New Zealand ports. He had seen the Government to-day, and urged upon them ■ .jihe necessity ,of sending a representative to Sydney, where Canada proposed to exhibit the fruits of her progress. These exhibits had been collected from all parts of the Dominion, and were shipped in two vessels, the one having sailed from Montreal in November, and the other from New York'in December. Most of the articles brought out had been exhibited in Philadelphia. They consisted of agricultural implements, edged tools, and, other classes of goods"; and they'were so excellent that' they had excited a great deal of attention at the Philadelphia Exhibition at'the hands of the representatives of, thp Australian, colonies. Indeed it was the amount of notice taken of them that had induced the Canadian Government to offer to convey them, free of cost to the manufacturers, to the colonial exhibition. He hoped therefore New Zealand would be represented in Sydney. The exhibits would indicate the progress of the past few years, for Canada was an essentially progressive country, just as New Zealand was. Both colonies had progressed much of late years, but he ventured to say that that progress was not’ at an end, that the New Zealand and Canada of fifty years hence would be far different to the New Zealand and Canada of to-day ; so the closer the connection between such colonies could be’ madb, the better it would be for the. colonies themselves. He then’exhibited a map of a large railway that was about to be constructed to connect Canada with the Atlantic, and explained in detail what had been done,lt was hoped it would be finished in fed years.hut that could scarcely be expected, although the project was being pushed on with all possible ' speed: He expressed a willingness and' a desire to be questioned on any topic. d{ peculiar interest, and in answerfe questions he stated that 1,500,000d015.

had,'been expended in surveying the line; that | a great deal of New Zealand flax had been ' manufactured into rope in Canada ; that the policy .of the Canadian Government was to ■ admit all raw material free of duty, but that a duty for revenue purposes was imposed on , manufactured imports—there was no duty on wool ; and Canada’s manufactures were equal to those of the United States, and the Canadians could compete with Sheffield, and Birmingham in price and quality. i ■ The Hon. Mr. Johnston then moved a vote’ of thanks to the Hon. Mr, Young .for hisinteresting address, which was carried,, by acclamation. , ’ ,

In replying, the Hon. Mr. Youxg expressed his thanks, and invited the Chamber of Commerce to communicate' with the Canadian Chamber when any interesting matter cropped up, promising,' bn behalf of the Canadian Chamber, to reciprocate the compliment when opportunity should occur. The meeting then closed., . { Mr. Young left for the South in the Tanpo on Tuesday night., . ■ , - [