‘User pays’ post idea criticised
PA Wellington A call by the Minister of Overseas Trade, Mr Moore, for a “user pays” trade post in Shanghai “does not go far enough,” the New Zealand Party trade and industry spokesman, Mr Robin Harris, said.
“If it is to be funded from the private sector let it be manned by the private sector as well,” Mr Harris said.
Present New Zealand Party policy provides for the disbanding of the trade commissioner service and its replacement by an external trade organisation, staffed by trained people from the private sector, Mr Harris said.
“The work of the present trade commissioner service should be totally redirected to market access problems leaving trade to train people from the private sec-
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19851206.2.169
Bibliographic details
Press, 6 December 1985, Page 30
Word Count
123‘User pays’ post idea criticised Press, 6 December 1985, Page 30
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in