TRADE WITH U.S.A.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 48, 26 February 1929, Page 10

TRADE WITH U.S.A.

COMMISSIONER ON TOUR.

MR. J. B. FOSTER TO RETTRH.

LLCTLEES IN AMEKILA

1 B.y Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)

WELLINGTON', this day.

Married on Saturday last to Misi Leckie. of Hfreiauriia. Mr. Julian B. Foster. American trade commissioner in New Zealand. i> by the Makur* to-day with hi.- wife on a visit to tie L'nited States. Aftei a brief holiday in liis nathe .-tale of Alabama, be will make an e\tensi\c tour of the United Mate.-. Recently he na- asked by th« United State.- Department of Commerol if lie would like to return to New Zealand at the cinclusion of hi? tour, and li«* replied that be desired to do so. Mf. and Mr-. Foster will return to \\ellinj" ton about October. The trade eommi-sioner if taking wit* him a complete .-et of industrial and scenic films. which ha» e been specially prepared f<>r him by the Government Publicity Office. Ihe films fuily descrii* the principal .-conic and touri-t attn®* lions. and every phase of the primary anil principal .-e« oiidary industries of thi Dominion. These he will show whilt lecturing on New Zealand in oO or of the leading industrial centres in tM l'nited States. Mr. Fo.-ter a rr^niber commerce tra:n pay w,iieh made * tour of th" ~r.d province ' n November la-t. He -ta'M t'o-day tta' he had iust rpturnH from a vi-it to all the main commercial centres of T J l * Dominion. and h-" 1 ron-idered economic outiook ua- e\treu:ely bright. Barring unforeseen there was every prn.-|«r; oi a record Trade year. H fi was leaving New Zealand with genuiw admiration and rest'"/' i"r her people and would look forward t" his return m October, after which he hoped f 1 remain in New Zealand for at leas* another thre® years.