TUNA CANNING IN AUSTRALIA

Press, Volume C, Issue 29524, 27 May 1961, Page 16

TUNA CANNING IN AUSTRALIA

Move For Higher Duties (N.Z.P.A .-Reuter—Copyright) MELBOURNE. A large-scale tuna industry in Australia could be an important saver of foreign exchange, a Tariff Board inquiry was told recently. The Fish Canners’ Association was applying for increased import duties on tuna from overseas. The chief tariff officer of the Chamber of Manufacturers of New South Wales (Mr C. E. Gandry) said higher duties were needed to enable the local tuna-canning industry to expand and to compete with imports from the lowcost countries of Japan and Peru. It was unrealistic to expect the industry to attract capital if its market was threatened by imports. Mr Gandry said the value of imported canned fish was almost equal to the value of the whole of the fish caught in Australia.

Business Personal Mr N. Burnett has been appointed to the board of Wilsons (New Zealand) Portland Cement, Ltd. He fills the vacancy caused by the death of Mr J. A. Gentles. Mr J. K. Powell, secretary of the Hills Hoists group of companies since 1956. has been appointed a director of Hills Industries. Ltd., and Hills Hoists. Ltd. Dr. R. Beeching has resigned from the board of Imperial Chemical Industries, of Australia and New Zealand. Ltd. Mr H. W T. Buckley, administration officer of the A.M.P. Society, has retired after 43 years’ service. Mr Buckley was manager of the society’s Christchurch office for eight years. Formerly he was manager at Gisborne and Invercargill offices.

SIR JOSEPH G D. WARD. Bt Stock and Share Broker (Member Christchurch Stock Exchange) 141 Hereford street, Christchurch. ’Phone 77-906; P.O. Box 603. Commercial Bank Chambers. —Advt.