THE TRADE COMMISSION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 245, 6 March 1913, Page 5

THE TRADE COMMISSION.

SITTINGS IN WELLINGTON. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Empire Trade Commission began its sittings here this afternoon, when Mr. Mabin, President of the Chamber of Commerce, read a statement on the need for encouraging immigration, owing to the lack of labor for farm and industrial concerns. He suggested a preference for immigrants from Britain. The Chamber thought that double income tax should be payable on profits made in New Zealand by manufacturers carrying on business here through agents. He approved of uniform invoice certificates and bills of lading, and the're should be machinery for enforcing in one part of the Empire judgments and commercial awards given in another part. All oil deposits should be developed where existing in British territory, so that the Empire should depend on foreign sources of supply. lie referred to what was doing in Taranaki, 011 the West Cost and in other parts of New Zealand to develop oil deposits. The Dominion could absorb a very large number of new settlers, perhaps 10.900 a year for many years to come.