Trade with Canada

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 111, 3 October 1914, Page 5

Trade with Canada

i ■l ADDRESS BY Mfc BEDDOR ' CANADIAN THADE CGQ^IISMONEB. There was a large and representative attendance a the Town Hall last fligit, vhen Mr. W. A. Boddoc, Canadian Trade Commissioner, gave a moat interesting (Jul instructive ' address, which wife f rwitly appreciated. Mr. J. Paton, pre indent of tho Chamber.of Commerce, wm i.i the chair, and brieJiy introduced the speaker. Mr. Beddoe, who was very heartdly received, apologised for not having sooner >"' Sited Now Plymouth, as* he had (been « invitod as long ago as 1012. He was, however, greatly delighted to bo preIsi nt ihat evening; He proposed to say I a fen- words on war before talking of ' j peace. Canada, ho nald, bosides'makiiig • rgnctiltural implements, eould manufacture the best rifles in the world—the. Boss rillo. He supposed tint it w.u the same in New" Plymouth as on. other ci ntrcs of the Dominion, that there" was scamJv any one present who had not. a relative at tho front. The war was tie most unjust and dishonorable that Vistory could relate. He denounced Uw Kaiser in vory trenchant terms, pointing out that h 0 was a descendant of 1 lohonzcllerns who made their name and fame by raids and conquest, and assorting that the Kaiser, although Em pcror of Germany and King of Prussia, I was less of a gentleman than the humilhst Belgian who was defending hi* heme, his honor and his country. Ho paid a groat tribute to the little couiniry of Belgium., which .he said was noi ] so large as the province of Auckland. I But what could be c«peoted of a Kaiser j.whn in his wuw; humiliated his mother j end insulted hU father? He was an I iJiprineiphnl roan, for Ihe suggested to I the British Foreign Minister-to do a dishonorable act tc avoid taking part ' in, the war. ' Mr. Beddoc raid ho wanted to express | piihliolv his groat appreciation l of the way in which ihe people of New- Ply> mouth receiv W i the Canadia.ni cadets. He .givatly regretted being unable to aecom- | piny them, and he desired to acknow I ledge with gratitude the conrtesv exi ended to the youth of Canada. I Bewieii Can.itla and New Zealand j there wis, he said, a preferential rctcipI roeal tariff, so that the trade between ■ the two countries should grow even; j t var. Gnnnany had an area of 200,000 i mi Hare miles and a population of 00.000,j 000. Panada hail an area of 3.729,665 j square miles and a population M j.S.O'XhOOO—lhat is, she had one-sev a'i | of tho population and 18 times juore j area than Germany. To realise the e.\j tent of Canada it would bo necessary ! to take th? combined areas of Germany. I France, .Spain, ftily and the Unit'd |-Kingdom, multiply this four times, and then add New Zealand to it, and that would show the area of Canada. Canada was also a third larger than Ausluha. and alie <t as large as the wio.. of Europe. The Piorn'mion was carved into nine province, exclusive # of the Yukon and North-West Territory. I'V crops last year were 240 million bushels o wheat and 400 million s>ushels of ' oats. It was generally supposed'tiia* [■' Camilla was a country of snow, h ut tlicru was more sunshine in the prairies ,; in summer tbaa in Italy. The/ -north* L ■ irn pari of the wistcrn nortion of Canv , i'da had .the benifit of the Chinook . ; j wiiuti. which mod'b'ied the temperature. Canada was In the position not onh !, j of jirovuhng' goods, hut of delivering "_ j then), which v.a-s part of the Canadian _ ' [policy. The.™ were 60 subsidised se' - - ' '■ vkis using -91 ttttvimors, at a cost at , i'i~4o,oo,i jie.r annum. From Eastern j Canada a monthly boat, costing £2400, j left for New Zealand, but went on to | Europe; it did not go bacik to Canada. . j The business with New Zealand only , j amounted to £iW),OOO per year, anil j in might be worth the Dominion's while . to subsidise nJic boats to go back again to 'Canada. Y \ Mr. Bcddoe said that he had alwatvs tt ; advocated the confining of trade within f i tho ihupire. Now Zealand had been i J jpuying tJIWO per day for.every work- '• | "iiig (1., uuriii:',' the past year to Oeri j many. (ieranany had paid back £lof|G V , pei ir-.t i- \u order'. and therefore gained i- j iliki'.i per day U> tight us. But the ■ iiolliri' ount-ry was the worst "otfenaj or'' w; ih:n respect. Canada had refus- '- | (■.'- i'. ;.'i"uit Germany tho "family prev j .!•. -ii.' iiiviny years ago, and had net J ii' ii. I" t gained by it. There were, d j ;;(.,;-, .i.inehincry and other goods sent V| i..i Nei- '.'., aland from Canada, and Cant ' ■> ■■. !'". .New Zealand mutton, lam.ii, t i '..iii'-:-.. : ■'..'..■s ami hutter. Hc referred ti> y V-i >e V:.-i:eeuver service, which was pat.V i .'. jc''--.'.! 'ie Npw Zealand, as against Mon--11 j ticai. 'i'ie expoda from New Zealand 1, j to f. .j.ij-! had grown from £11,248 in " , '!!«!•■ 1.. £11*2061) for the first three a ! :n■•!.!>;; in 11114. tlie increase in tile last >• : i-Ro .'...-.rn being £S3,3BS. He appealed i i.i !.!•< iiiisness.people of New Zealand to \ •><■-;, C;ui..id.i have us large a proportion ! '', ;.., .-.i-I:ie of tie trade hitherto done

j i'.;:ii i.iHi-jtiany. He did not bo much I ■:i.'ii -whether that trade went to Brij !.i. ; ;: -or Canada, but he preferred tiha-t :' ! f'.onM i>o to Canada Between Can-.ili, ajid -i!»- United States was only an inti;;;ir;iuy boundary fee without a gun or ;j fori or a cannon. The United rotates v,-;v, a liei money, end so was evarr bikini** man. for money "made the snare to go."

\ Sp.-ni.u.y of the market -between New j 2e;ii;i>iil and Canada, Mr. Ituddoe hop.j that m had said enough to bring albout on the subject. Out of a million and a-quarter paid by Canada I for I. i-.-s. £JK0.0O!) went to New Zen- | i. nd, and in butter and beef Canada had j :i.lso dun. her duty with New Zealand. ! He knew of a. shipment of 50,000 cges ] it .» irioni.li for Vancouver. The marj .LcU I ■'■■ mi -'inula and New Zealand . .'iiiould b (; permanent. It was much -betj t-if 1,.i den' wiihin the Umpire. '{".'■ | iijiita l involved .in tUie dairy industry in j ;-.'ii/\. v. .s ;.'/).;'!,;MO, but last year j ITI-.1-I-' lioxii. of butter were imported i from New Zealand. There was no : drub: Britsh Columbia would be a larwe -.-nd permanent mar'ci'rt for New Zealand I t'codr-. ' Hefeir'in- to eiie export of lum- ■ jer fn-rn British Columbia, ho said that ■ lit. v..i:i hopefii-1 th-'t wtistactory ar- ! riuiji' reeiita would soon bo made. He t iuvilz-i i-oi-r spm'i!- ii'-,' from any would- : 'be importer—not a small dealer I —and . ; r,.ms .- 10-nut. 'lire in direct commaini-' i .-vtk-a i'''!h Hie manufacturer. It was I not )\.*. buMiu"* (o take up tlhe caupe ; if Nt-.< Zealand exporters, fait he sin- .--.. n-ly l;i>p.<! 11 mi■ he. would be able to ■bring together the Canadian export*. a : .),::d !.'-i- N"nv Zco.la.nd importers, being ( ivnvir-eil Dial Tjr.-ferential trade with'e : ihe K.v.f.rc '.yo-'i'd i-i-HTi.lt in its increaM'-i ; and bring the different parts vf lh-.- KiMi'ir .-'.--■ r 'oTether. If t'"war had no other effect it had shown how thnroatf»hly united were the units of the rftiipire. and the result would be to glorify and enrich the Empire as p ; whole*, especially by putting shoulder U. ■ stoul-V-r i-i nhr»- 'ii'Mohango «f good* ; (Applause). ; In renl- »o 'nievl.'"ous, Mr. BcddoP I said that Canada could export newsj paper and agricultural implements; also i ' that Canada had ceased to export butter. i|ta Worghip ttiß Mayor (Mr. J„ &

moved a hwty vote, of Uiaurtiß to .'Mr. Beddoe for n»s excewm/rfyi interesting address. --Mr. CH. Weston,' vftfrftit&ififnt of the Chamber of Commerce, seconded the motion, and tendered Mr. Beddoe'tbe hearty of the moieting for tihe tiouMc he had taken in coming to Jfovr Plymouth to deliver such an admirable; address. . .The motion was carried by lieaxty a,p plausc. The compliment was aclawnvledged i* a very 'happy manner by Mr. lieddoe, And the meeting closed Iby nil present singing the National Anthem;