EMPIRE TRADE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 68, 20 March 1915, Page 8

EMPIRE TRADE.

BIG All. BED HOVEKEXT. NOT MERELY A BOYCOTT. Following upon the receipt of a fetiw from the British Trade Commiesioe-p intimating that the Board of Trade j, arranging a British manufactures fair to be held in London, with the objeetof capturing erstwhile German trade,"-ths Chamber of Commerce yesterday"afternoon decided to co-operate in the mW ment for the promotion of preferßntiil trade within the Empire. v " r ' ' In conversation with a "Star" ■representative this morning, Mr Robert-Burn, the president of the Chamber of Cosk merce, said that the Auckland CSkmber had been asked to co-operate .with'- the southern Chambers. The ' committee which had been set up would-pibbtblr seek the help of two representatives from each business, and devise-ibou scheme by which New Zealand would trr as far. as possible to assist first of: »a New Zealand' industries, and also stimulate trade with British possessions. '''In Wellington it was proposed to eet^n'». central committee, and, by seeking::«» co-operation of the different Ch«Biej» of. Commerce, give the movement "a Bb. minion aspect. . '- . Asked what lines the committee ■Wμ* likely to move along, and whetherWiru' probable that a boycott of enesriy goods would be organised, Mr. .Burns oqntctaed the opinion that an absolute boycott would be impossible. 'What/the'.CJiiift. bers of Commerce desired more w*» to educate the people to- take nothing but goads of British manufacture. f> Replying to a question, Mr..BurnsJtail he had not much confidence : in tte : ~elS«ti!"':■. iveness of a New Zealand or. trade mark. and', he added that anotker important feature of the work ol: tie committee would-be to make repmetitions to the Home manufacturere.': b ; make exactly what'wag required: in *th»:■; ~ Dominion. At the present. time, there were certain.articles we wanteditndt tht ■British manufacturer absolutely reftuej to make, probably on acconrt of tse",na. certain market, and the Caimbert of Commerce desired to organise tint market. - ■-,:•■--: j »\ : -" ; ■■•'.-'"