CANADA WANTS MORE NEW ZEALAND BUTTER

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 219, 5 December 1927, Page 14

CANADA WANTS MORE NEW ZEALAND BUTTER

INTEREST IN DOMINION TRADE COMMISSIONER BACK As; far as Canada is concerned New Zealand is well on the map. Many Canadians are determined to s ice this Dominion-—it is the one country they really want to see The demand for New Zealand butt*r is growing in Canada and is in great demand by importers. "I'his satisfactory state of affairs is reported by Mr. C. M. Croft, Canadian Trade Commissioner for New Zealand, who returned last evening by the Autangi after a five months’ holiday in his own country. Ho says that thousands of Canadians are displaying the keenest interest in New Zealand. Everywhere he went ho was asked about the Dominion—its farming prospects, its scenic beauties, its manufacturing possibilities and its trade. And Mr. Croft did not lose any time in playing the part of ambassador for New Zealand. •f met many people during my stay in Canada and I addressed several largo meetings of commercial and business men.” he said. “I did not talk trade to them. I just told them where New Zealand was, what it was, and the interesting things about your country.” Mr. Croft said that after his talks he always had visits from different people who were desirous of seeing the Dominion. One of the most remarkable things which impressed Mr. Croft while he in Canada was the high regard with which everyone spoke of New Zealand butter. Previously many merchants had been buying in small quantities, but now those quantities were growing to astonishing proportions. Canadian importers think very highly of New Zealand butter and some of them do not even bother to look at the puro food certificates on the boxes. Retailers are also taking larger quantities of the Dominion product. Manufacturers asked Mr. Croft about New Zealand as a market for their goods, and seemed to display more interest, in the Dominion than in any of the other countries overseas. Inquiries regarding New Zealand’s woollen goods were also frequently made. There was every prospect of a wonderful year in Canada, said Mr. Croft. It was expected that the wheat crop would yield 432 million bushels.