"MADE IN GERMANY"

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue LXXXVIII, 10 September 1914, Page 8

"MADE IN GERMANY"

♦ — WHAT WE IMPORT TRADE WITH OUR ALLIES. In view of, the enforced suspension of trade with the enemies of the Empire in the present war, tho following particulars of the Dominion's trade with the other belligerents during the year 1913 are of. some interest. They are extracted by the Auckland Star from the Government Statistician's returns. The value of German goods imported into the Dominion in 1913 was £687,953, this total being exceeded by only one other foreign country — the United States, with £2,107,990. Belgium, with £203,526, came ahead of France, which was responsible for £150,707. Austria came some distance behind, with £18,352, and Russia £13,131, last on the list. Our import^ from Germany and Austria were, therefore, £706,305, or nearly double the value of what we obtained from Belgium, Prance, and Russia (£367,364). For purposes of comparison it ought to be mentioned that imports from Great 'Britain totalled £13,612,193. The following are details of the principal classes of goods imported : — .£ Motor cars, tites, and accessories 74,226 Pianos and other musical instruments ' ... 57,829 Glass and glassware 52,285 Fancy goods 52,285 Machines and machinery »... 38,051 Hardware 28,918 Paper and stationery ... ... 24,105 Cream of tartar 20,136 Leather and leather goods ... 14,811 Drugs and chemicals 12,733 China 12,055 Cycle tires and fittinp 11,549 Lamps 11,481 Furniture 10,102 Metal goods (miscellaneous) ... 9,994 Manufact'd goods (miscellaneous) 7,101 Arms and explosives 7,002 Earthenware ... ... ... 6,255 Wines and spirits ... 6,215 Fencing wire ... 5,822 Clocks and watches ... ... 5,796 Dyes ... ».. 5j645 Salt 5,043 Tools 4,543 Plated goods ... 4,012 Beer ... , 2,906 Perfumery 2,844 Brushware ... 2,691 Carpets ... „. ' 2,595 Woodenware ».. 2,033 Zinc 1,954 Tobacco ... " ... 1,692 Naphtha 1,278 BELGIUM. £ Glass and glassware 55,576 Textiles and apparel .'.. ... 15,002 Zinc ... 12,975 Other metals and metal Roods 13,674 Paper and stationery 6,943 Miscellaneous goods ... . 6,627 Matches 4,475 Firearms ... ._ 2,097 Motor-cars and accessories ... 1,581 FRANCE. Motor-cars and accessories ... 26,596 Cream of tartar 17,358 Spirits 15,128 Earthenware (including tiles) ... 14,440 Wines 10,990 Textiles .-. ... 9,233 Resin ' 4,534 Fancy goods ... ... ... 4,387 Leather and leather goods ... 4,367 Gelatine and isinglass ... ... 2,963 Cocoa and chocolate 2,952 The only item of importance in Austria's total is £2,932 for tinware. Rusia sent us £1939 worth of salt and £702 worth of mineral oil, the other goods exported being various and of small, value individually. It will be noticed at one© that with tho possible exception of cream of tartar and certain drugs and chemicals, the German list contains no staple product that cannot be produced from Great Britain. Moreover, we have been importing nearly as much cream of tartar (a by-product "of the wine industry) from France as from Germany, and more Belgian glassware than German. The average Ne^ Zealander in these times has a laudable desire to support British industry in preference to German, and in this he is reassured by the knowledge that whatever be its outcome the war will have dealt o staggering blow to the enemy's trade, for not only are German exports effectually blocked by sea, but German industries must take long ito recover from the effects of the conflict.

At a meeting of Canadian newspaper men in Toronto in July tho programme of the Imperial Press Conference to be held at Ottawa in 1915 was considered. It was decided to fix the delegation from Great Britain at 40, and from j other British dominions, colonies, and dependencies at 35. These visitors will bo asked to be the guests of the Canadian Press, exactly^ as the delegates to the first conference wore tho guests of J the Mother Country. Of course tho , European upheaval muy necessitate a change iv ihc arrangements..