FUTURE TRADE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 146, 22 June 1945, Page 7

FUTURE TRADE

BRITAIN AND DOMINIONS

• The hope that the experience of nis party would encourage other large trade organisations to send delegates to the Dominions was exPressed by Sir Percy Ashley, chairman of the British Rayon Federation, , who returned from Australia byair yesterday. Accompanying Sir Percy were the chairman of the rayon exporters' section of the London Chamber of Commerce, Mr. J. K. K. Tyre, an expert on the weaving of wool and rayon mixture cloth,,Mr, A. P. T. Holden. and a member of the federation, Mr. H. B. Gee, who is secretary. ~ '' - Prior to going to Australia, the delegation made investigations m this country. After further talks with.Ministers and officials m Wellington, the delegation will return to England to report on future trade possibilities between Britain and the two Dominions. . . . „«. Sir Percy said that Ministers, officials. ■■ chambers of co ? ime^ e other organisations and in both Australia and New Zealand had been most helpful to the dfelegatien, enabling it to compile mucn useful information 'to embody in tne report it would present to tne federation on its return to England.