BOOMING GOODS.

Shannon News, 21 January 1924, Page 2

BOOMING GOODS.

_ . INDIA AND TEA MARKETS. ADVICE TO DOMINIONS. LONDON, January 1. Australia is neglecting a great opportunity in 'the opinion of Sir Charles Higham, who was interviewed by a representative of the Daily News before his departure fqr New York, where, on behalf of Indian tea planters, he will conduct a publicity campaign to popularise tea drinking in file United States.

The Indian Government collects a tax of about 6d a cwt. on tea exports, and .the proceeds are handed over to the Indian Tea Association in London, which expends them for the sole purpose of felling the world, not only the advantage of drinking tea, but how to make tea and enjoy it. “The movement to popularise tea drinking, which was begun many years ago owing to the foresight oi the Indian growers in advocating such a tax, sets an example to the "whole Empire,” says Sir Charles, “of What can and ought to he done to stimulate trade. Why don’t the British iron aiul steel trades, the cotton trade, and other industrial groups ask tl),e Government to collect a similar tax' on exports, to be used solely for the purpose -of booming goods abroad?

“If only a penny in the pound were collected it could he used to tell the world the advantages of British goods, and we should certainly increase the output of our factories. “Take the case of Australia. , She needs bigger markets for her products especially for canned goods and cl/riejd fruits. Britain is the world’s largest consumer of canned mods, hut the bulk of her supplies are American. Nobody is, however, advertising canned goods in Britain. “A great opportunity is. presented to Australia- to boom her canned fruits. If she seizes it she could increase her exports, develop her canneries, increase her orchards, open up more land, take more migrants from Britain, and increase Iher national wealth. J “The same applied to Australian dried fruits. Why aren’t these boomi in Britain,?”