TRADE RELATIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 25, 30 January 1932, Page 14

TRADE RELATIONS

; AUSTRALIAN TREATY ?

The Acting' Comptroller of Customs advised the "executive of the Associated Chambers of Commerce at a^ meeting in' Wellington yesterday that, tho remit passed at the conference of the association urging the Government to .make special efforts to negotiate, and iconclude- satisfactory- reciprocal agreements with the neighbouring Dominions of.Canada and. Australia ;had been referred by the Prime Minister to the Minister of Customs. The latter had directed the reply that the Government fully realised the importance of tho necessity of securing closer trade rela-tions-within the Empire.; It would seem- that • the negotiations which had taken-place between the representa-tives-of-Canada and New Zealand had been brought to a -successful issue. It was hoped- in the near-future" that; circumstances would be favourable for a revision- of- • the ■ existing reciprocal trade •agreement ■ between the Commonwealth'and- the- •Dominion. The whole matter of inter-Empire trade relations was one -which would be fully gone into when'the adjourned Imperial! Conference met at Ottawa later in the year.-.;- :.-■ T 'f.':l ;-■'-.:-'I •'.',-.■'' In connection with the Imperial Conference, to be held in Ottawa, the Canadian Chamber of. Gommerco advised that it was producing on,: that occasion: &-. publication to be entitled "Our. Empire Partnership."" The material would deal with Empire f problems ' such; as transportation, banking, investment,, marketing, migration, resources,? tourist trade, and so on, while, the .proceedings.:, of. the .Conference, itself would be recorded^ The president: of'-the Associated - Chambers, of ; ,Com-; merce'of New^eaiahd was vask"ed to; contribute -.one.- of the leading ..ar'ticles •in; the number', dealing'ivith^^^ the Views of .Ne,W: Zealand businessmen y on"'Em-) pire-trade. • -.. ;-;•"',-■-..'.■.■'----■ - ' "''We consider," said'ithe communication,- '.'that; wo/can makeVa;really 'sound contribution to the Empirei Trado cause, which organised' business/ throughout the : British .Comm'onwealthj hasjsp unequivocally endorsed tinie and, time again. VWe in Canada are seized, with,an awareness of the effective Avprk for; Empire, .which you have implemented with, success, and' we therefore look forward with more than usual anticipation to receiving .your assurance! of cooperation in this undertaking.'. 1 ; •

The executive decided'to "assist,