EXPORTS FROM NZ.

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25933, 13 October 1949, Page 3

EXPORTS FROM NZ.

TRADE INQUIRIES LAST MONTH

FUNGUS WANTED IN HONG KONG

An inquiry about one of New Zealand's little-known exports—fungus—has been made by Messrs Lee On and Company. Wing Lok street, Hong Kong. They have informed the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce that they are desirous of importing fungus from New Zealand.

I Most of the fungus exported from : New Zealand comes from Taranaki. ' and for the three months ended March I 31. 1949, 95cwt, valued at £2042, was I exported. It is used mainly for | medicinal purposes. “We are importer and exporter and ' also deal in fungus,” says the inquiry. “It comes to our knowledge that there are products of the same in this country, but we do not know which part of this country produces the same. We are desirous to make a purchase of this line and will be much obliged ii you can introduce us to the property quarter where we can obtain them and also to woollen yarn manufacturers.” x

A number of European countries have goods available for export to New Zealand, according to other trade inquiries received by the chamber last month. Czechoslovakia has glassware and crystal; Germany, wire rope; Spain, wines; and Sweden, wood tar. resin, oils, paper and pulp, car accessories, preserved fish, machine tools, and wooden goods. Eastern countries also appear to

! have numerous goods available for exi port. Hong Kong has rubber shoes, vacuum flasks, and rattanware, and | Singapore canned pineapple. Japan | lists the following: metal goods, mai chinery, cotton yarn, fish net, rubber ; footwear, coffee, gum. cycles, weaving and knitting machines, glass, watches cameras, marine products, canned goods, and machinery. India has fishing rods, salad oils, cotton goods, spice, dyes, canned milk, cycle parts, medicine, brushware, tallows apples, refrigerating machinery, and crockery, and Pakistan has raw cotton, cotton | seed, sports goods, cutlery. From Iraq j New Zealand can import dates, grain. skins, casings, and carpets

japan’s requirements from New Zealands include rennet, casein, skins, and raw malerials, and Iraq wishes to import textiles, haberdashery, crockery, and foodstuffs from New Zealand.