TRADE WITH BELGIUM.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 59, 10 March 1921, Page 7

TRADE WITH BELGIUM.

. i (V.\'.-UL <lENERAi;S APPEAL. \[ .. j The a-lvantaces tn tiie ID< minion of an] c ' interchange of trade relation- between, c'N'ca- Zealand and Belgium wa- the su!>- ,. ' ject of an address by Mr. II >cgaert to,' ,] a number of business people ,n t.'ie' ,s Chamber of < omnierce this afternoon.;' c He stated that Belli im stood sixtni v among the commercial nations oi the| \ ' world, and quoted figures to point out; a that Belgium imported foodstuff- and j. wool that New Zealand produced j chieily, and exported -u.-h manufactur*i ] ~ articles as New Zealand required mostly. 1 , Before the war the import of f-Meni ,_ meat .»a- f..rb:dden in Belgiu-n. bu* I , that prohibition ha.l been abolished, and [..there »as a big mark.-t there for thi-j ,-' food-tuff once the Behrians had been, "'j educated to frozen meat. Belgium could v n!-o take a very large quantity ot dairy j " a ;io-iu.e. n n the other hand Reltriuml : had to offer to New Zealand various I ,p kinds of manufactured goods. Kor in-' t> stance, one of the best makes of motor car* came from Belgium, in addition t<> I n textile fabrics. Since the wi: Belgium i t_ had intro-Ju.-ed new and imp.'Ov-..l [ c machinery to replace that destroyed n . during the war, and in conjunction wit ■ j_ this reconntri ction there had been . a publicity organi-ation to v . enable busines* people aU over the world r> r to get into touch with ti*e lr manufacturer-, and to create confidence ,in the cla-s of articles manufactured, i lp and that the>e goods were really of Bel- |(: gian manufacture. V» hoped that the , Q New Zealand tariff would be amended to give Belgium -.pocial concessions wher- .}, e\er that c,,,i1.l b P done with advantage 1 a. to both countries. Belgium had already made a start :n the creation of a mer-j chant service fleet, havine now -J(Ki ships in -ailing under its which he hoped to ~ sep some day waving in New Zealand waters. He Jiope.l to place these mat- , ters before business people in detail at j private interviews. | 1 Mr. A. <1. Lunn. wiio presided at 'he meetins, moved a \ ote of thanks to M. IP • i . i . >egaert. and t.ie nution was seconded by Mr. Wmslow American Consi.-li, and carried tf'ith acclamation. " j