TRADE WITH CANADA

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 132, 27 January 1932, Page 4

TRADE WITH CANADA

, ... ? .The Dominion's Minister of. .Customs, the Hon W. Downie Stew^art, has r eturne.d from his conference at Honolulu with the Canadiaji Minister .of Trade and JMarkets, Mr. H. H. Sfevens, bripging in his pocket a trade agreement between ihe. two dominions. As had previously been announced, the agreement niust be approved by the Cabinets and Parliaments.of the two countries befofe it fc>ecomes effective, and this is given as the rea^on.fbr secrecy in the meantime as to its terms^-In a statement made on-his return and published yesterday, Mr. Stewart wisely adopted a pautipus; attitude regarding the opportunities for trade, expansion provided by the new treaty. He pointed out the disproportion.in the range of goods required by;each country from the other and emphasised the keen competition New Zealand exporters would have , to face on the Canadian^markets. the same time, however, he was :able to say definitely^ and in this he was supported by the Cariadian .Trade Commissipner in New Zealand, Mr. C. M. Crofts, that the agreement w.ould. provide valuable opportunities for those willing to_ s.eek, them out and ciiitivate fhem. Had he also been able to give the country s,pm.e indication, as to the prospects under the agreement ,of. re- , viving N.ew Zealand's formerly m'ost extensive and most profitable trade, connection. ,with Qanada, namely the export of butier, Mr. Stewart would hav^ relieved at least a little the aiixieties of thoiisands of hard-pressed , dairy, farmers fhroughout ihe. country and by, that much have encouraged them to continiie.. fheir .hai,tje ^gain^t the heavy odds of which a ninepenny payoiit is ihe graphic evidence.