TRADE WITH CANADA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 163, 20 January 1914, Page 4

TRADE WITH CANADA.

Rapid Development.

Dairy Produce Wanted.

"Tne trade between New Zealand and Canada is devel ping rapidly," said Mr W. A. Beddoe, Canadian Trade Commis ioner, on Friday.

"Since the inauguration of the direct service to Vancouver the exports cf New Zealand to Canada havj been constantly on the increase." The expansion was particularly noticeable in butter and beef. Mr Beddce quoted the following comparative figures, illustrating the growth in certain lines of exports from New Zealand to Canada in the past two year?:— 1912. 1913. Butter, boxes 79,838 132,368 Beef, quart rs 40 26,1)14 Veal, carcases 393 2478 la 1912 some sample carcases of mutton were shipped ti Canada, but last year 3085 were sent from New Zealand. PERMANENT BUSINESS. "This expansion in trade should be regarded as verv satisfac ory," continued Mr Beddoe. He regarded the business between the two countries' as permanent. In fact, the buaine s between New Zealand tr.d Canada was only at its brginninp.

"A country which \is receiving every two yea s a cumbeV of immigar.ts equal to the entire population of New Zealard, all of them being consumers, ard very few of them producers of the products enumerated above, is the ta is upon which I found my opinion. Peopla go to Canada for free land, upon which they raise wheat. A very small proportion of the new-comers ergage in dairy farming or the raiting of stock. Then, again, it is cheaper to send butter from New Zealand to Vancouver than it is to tend it from Eastern Canada to Vancouver by rail. IMPORTS FROM CANADA. "The business done by Canada with New Zealand was also proceeding upon a satisfactory basis," remarked Mr Bcddor. "The increases weie substantial for tbe yeriod of nine munths ending September 30tb. The figures for the last three months were now being prepared, ar.d they would show an increase over the corresponding three months of 1912, so that the year's businesi woul.l be in every ser.sa satisfactory. News paper, motor cars, agricultural machinery, furniture, wire, iron pipes, and carriageware were the lines which were mainly exported from Canada to New Zealand. These manufactured articles were being exchanged by Canada for the material products of New Zealand. "The position 1 endeavour to keep before tbe farmers and importers of New Zealand is that it is good political economy to buy from the country which buys from them," M/ Beddoe explained, "it is scarcclj consistent to expect Canada to buy New Zealand products and not have in return a substantial portion of New Zealand trade. The trade has already created a demand for extra transportation facilities between New Zealand and Vancouver, anj the Union Company is meeting the demand by chartering extra boats for cargo purposes.

"There are many articles consumed in New Zealand and purchased at a foreign market which might well be purchased within the British Empire, atd, of course, in my judgment, Canada is the place from wbich EUch goods «hould be secured. Canada is becoming an impoitant manufacturing country, having such vast supplies of raw material for all purposes. As an example, In Canada otie finds over 30 per cent, of all the nickel in the world, and as the steel with which Dreadnoughts are built is tampered with nickel, Canada is in rather an important position in regard to the building of such ship'. A FULFILMENT OF ORDERS. One of Canada's chief difficulties was that the Canadian demand for goods was eo great that orders from New Zealand were sometimes delaved. This was accounted for by the fact that nearly all the factories in Canada could be, and would be, enlarged if there were sufficient labor available. "The total trade of Canada last year exceeded £200,000,000 sterling. For the first time in 50 years Canada did not export butler to England in 1913. She was now placed on the permanent list in all trade circles as an importer of butter, it was only a few years ago that Canada exported £1,500,000 v.crth cf butt?r per year to England. EASTERN CANADIAN TRADE. "If it could be arranged to send back to Eastern Canada, where the dense population was, some of the steamers that arrived i.i New Zealand every month from Eastern Canada, instead of allowing them to go in balfast to Australia, or lord for Home agaib, an entirely new and important market could be djveloped. "We are 8.000,000 of people, with 2,500,000 sheep," observed Mr Beddoe, in couclusion. "New Zealand has 1,000,000 of people and 24,000,000 sheep. and, being Britishers and mutton-eaters, there is no doubt that if transportation could be provided direct to Eastern Canada a splendid business would result,'