NEW MARKETS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 254, 18 June 1932, Page 5

NEW MARKETS

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SYCESSITY FOR EXPLORING FRESH AVENUES OF PRODUCTION PLEA BY MINISTER

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PALMERSTON N., Friday. Smphasis was laid upon the need opening up new markets for New iland's products, by the Hon. R. ■sters, Minister of Industries and tnmeree, when speaking at a Nanal Dairy Show function last evenfhe Minister stated that hy virtue his office it was his duty to assist M' develojnnent of hoth secondary B> pviniary industries. They had B°d up to the present to apply Sientific niethods to the marketing B their products. Over 92 per cent. Bk to Great Britain alone, while Borts to otlier c-ountries were spread B over the world. In 1914 hutter ■ued at £24,000,000 went to Great Rtam from all sources. Markets had , Hhe developed in other places, and B marketing end was one of the BtoiSf which the farmers had to take BFe oxpressed doubt whether the Rmary Producers' Board was giving Bmuch attention to the marketing W as to the manufacturing side. His ■E as Minister was not that of a Bnnercial traveller. He did not sell Bduce. It was the function of the Bartment to obtain information, and Bras *he disposal of the farmers. IT nn ^een an increase °f £22,jB' O \vorth of hutter sent into BriBP> while the increase in populaR} was only 2,000,000. Butter had H at a low price to compete with Mrgarme. Of the produce sent to Main £8,000,000 worth was re-ex-ffn tv ^le Continent. There * was hing wrong there. The Dominion U* d exploit that market herself. Kv .1COnfluding) the Minister said the Hkrit ^e stimulated to greater flKin ^ a^ mai'keting end of the ■Les®- 4^ principles applied ffh + business man applied equally W the farmers.