CANADIAN TRADE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 51, 2 March 1911, Page 4

CANADIAN TRADE.

NEED FOR RETURN CARGOES. Mr. K. de Schryver, New Zealand representative of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, returned from Sydney by the Moeraki yesterday. He had been over to make, arrangements for a, new Australian manager of the association. While in Melbourne Mr. de Schryver met the Commonwealth Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher), 'and dkcussed Canadian Preference with him. It should be pointed out that New Zealand has a tariff arrangement with Canada more favourable than Australia has in regard to raw products. The Vancouver service was also discussed. Mr. Fisher was 'non-committal, l^othing could bo done in the matter by the Federal Government, he eaid, until the referendum was disposed of. Speaking of the Montreal-New Zealand trade, Mr. de Schryver eaid it wae unfortunate for New Zealand that while there were twelve boats a year coming out from Eastern Canada, there was no return cargo offering. This was a onesided arrangement. The outward trade keeps up very well. Shippers from Canada find the line of great value ; but more business should be done from this end. The Canadians were just as anxious to have this trade as New Zealand j no doubt was. New Zealand wool and j flax required by Eastern Canada manufacturers had to be imported from London. They wished to save the two freights and two brokerages. This would be done by direct shipments. I Of the Western Canadian trade llr. do Schryver thought it was growing, but the departure of the steamer from ,and arrival at Auckland was a somewhat severe handicap. The transhipment charges were necessarily heavy. It seemed to him that there was a need for a line like the Alley Line to serve the South Island ports — all porto, in fact, south of Auckland. In Australia Mr. de Schryver found th« people in good heart, the country PJfl'vsUojutlx g? 66 ?' and work glentifuL