TRADE WITH CANADA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 686, 10 December 1909, Page 3

TRADE WITH CANADA.

DIRECT STEAMSHIP , SERVICE.' • Tlio representative of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association in 'AucklßJid (Mr. T.; Dβ Schryver) has received some interesting : information regarding the, : proposed new ■. direct steamship, sorvico between Canada and Australia and New. r Zealand. It will bo, re-, membered that while in : Auckland tub Cana-' dian delegates to the Commercial Congress recently held in Sydney, took active steps to support the running of a direct steamer serview <betwejjn Canada and New Zealand, and ; . cabled; : then , , approval to' the Canadian Government: . Tho delegates' wore in Auckland, at'the end of October, and at about the sainotime the Canadian Imperial Export CompanjiiiLuuited, ,o'f iOtfowaVpßeieht<?d"t"lie<Vfol?j towrnc tv mciuorial-.-to.- Sir' Richard" Cartwright,': Minister for Trade nnd Commerce for Canada: "That the'applic'atioh.'for- a' subsidy."froih the Canadian Government to enable the Imperial Export Company" to ■, establish a direct lino ■ of steamers .-between ports in Eastern Canada, ■ Australia,, and New.Zealand was desirable for, the ''.following' t rcasdns:—(l): -That 'merchants; throughout' thb' Empire will 'buy.'.from Canada; on L equal terms. . (2) Canada is tho Only ■ competitor of the United .States in Americanmade goods. (3) The preferential tariff now existing, in New Zealand arid South Africa, and possibly in Australia at an /early date. (i) It is important to remember that Canadian manufacturers arc not compelled to go thrdugh the expensive experience of introducing: their ■ lines and of.undertaking a series of educational experiments. which th,e United .States uianii-' facturers were coriipelle'd to do in,the beginning. The introductionshavo already/been made, and the Canadiau manufacturer has only to show to buyers in Australia and New Zealand that ho can rmake , the samo : goods; as are mado by .the Americans in order to-secure business. In other !w6rds,'"American .goods are firmly estab-;' lished in Australia and New Zealand, and' Canada, making' thesame.articles, with quality and prices alike, "should'fecuro her share of the trade if .tho'-disadvantages' now. existing can .be/'done away with." Other advantages of a direct service have, also been pointed.out to', the Canadian Minister-by ■ this . company," who urged that owing to heavy railway rates, and'tho. fact that all tho important niannfacturirig industries : are located in: Eastern Canada, for the great bulk of freight from Eastern Canada to Australia and New Zealand the Pacific' route is impossible." The .Imperial' Export Company .concluded their memorial to the Minister by- stating that they were prepared to'enter into an arrangement with' the Dominion Government .whereby- they would furnish eight ■ per year of suitable tonnage, running direct froiu Montreal or Quebec in summer, and St. Johns or Halifax in winter to Australian and New Zealand ports. They would guarantee full, cargoes; take entire charge of tlio freighting and dispatching of the steamers, , and undertake to establish permanent exhibitions in the principal cities o£ Australia and New Zealand where Canadian manufacturers generally, may display their goods for comparison with, those manufactured by the United States. Competent- officials would be placed in charge at these exhibitions of manufactured lines. For theso undertakings the company asked the Canadian Government for a subsidy, of ~£62,500 per year for., three years, the company to.).supply' cacli steamer with .a minimum cargo of ■ 501)0 tons.. ' '