DIRECT TRADE PROSPECTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 204, 29 August 1910, Page 9

DIRECT TRADE PROSPECTS.

SIR WM. EL3XL-JOITES AT BRISTOL. MERCHANTS IX CONFERENCE. (From Ocr Special Corresuandent.) LONDON, July 22. The Xew Z<?aland High Commissioner j (Sir Wm. HaFi-Jones) visited Bristol yes- ! te.rday at the invitation of the port ■ authorities, and after inspecting the j Royal Edwaid Dock he attended a conference of ninrchants and others at the Bristol Chajnber of Commerce offices. Sir Wm. Hall-Jones was accompanied ; by Mr. T. E. Donne, the New Zealand Trade Commissioner, and Mr. F. T. ;

put. Mr. Spear condemned it as a vici- 1 ous' one, and he suggested that it was i also asjainst the producer, as the sya- i tern of "selling did not enable them to find ' the best market, but only one predomin- ' ant market. He thought it would be better if they could have, as they had ' from Canada* regular weekly offerings, i ■ The present system was one which tend-i ' ed to restrict'the whole business to just J] a few great wealthy London houses.] If there were market's at Cardiff, New- J [ port. Liverpool, Glasgow, and Bristol, he: ' should think it would be better for the < ! Xew Zealand factors, instead of being I at the mercy of a score of clients in ; London. j GOLD STORAGE ENTERPRISES. j Mr. W. J. Kent said while the service to Bristol was slow, he did not blame 1 the shipping companies so much, but the merchants must take the initiative. He , : was empowered to state that there were

better line of steamers they could, have it, and he should be pleased to negotiate that afternoon; but while the trade was only 300 tons they did the best they could. Mr. Boys also epoxe, and, dealing with the frozen meat trade, pointed out that if the orders were given this side the vessels would be found. The days were passed for sending consignments to take their chance. It was a matter of indifference to them where their distributing centre was. They went where they could get their orders. Bristol had gone the right way in providing frozen stores, and now they must get the trade. Sir W. Hall-Jones replied briefly, and proposed a vote of thanks to the president,, which was carried. For Children's Hacking Cough at night. Woods' Great teppermint Cure, 1/6, 2/6 WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS the ourest