REPLY TO NEW ZEALAND COMPLAINTS
' BRITISH MANUFACTURERS IN ■ DEFENCE. (Rec. June 4, 8.15 p.m.) • London, May 22 (delayed). The Beard of Trade "Journal," refer.ring to New Zealand complains regarding the unsatisfactory nature of. the British manufacturers' replies to New Zealand agents' inquiries after the armistice as to how they intended to prosecute post-war trade, emphasises the fact that Britain was turned industrially up-side-down by the war. The "Journal" asks how British manufacturers could in the circumstances specify the conditions of post-war trade when the supply and prices of materials, the amount find cost of ■labour, shipping accommodation, and freights, were nil unknown, and not calculable. The "Journal" adds; "Jt is unjust to conclude, therefore, that the British manufacturers-are indifferent to the New Zealand market and not appreciative of New Zealand conditions."—Renter.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 215, 5 June 1919, Page 5
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