EMPIRE TRADE GROWTH

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 25 May 1932, Page 9

EMPIRE TRADE GROWTH

LATE EDITION

f MUTTON FROM NEW ZEALAND I ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST CARGO INTENTIONS FOR FUTURE, DOVETAILING OF INTERESTS. (.United /*r«ss Association —By Electric *felegrapb | Copy right.T Received 12.30 p.m. to-day. LONDON, May 24. The New Zealand High Commissionei', Six' Thomas Wilford, presiding at the New Zealand Society’s luncheon at the Savoy, recalled that it was the jubilee of the frozen meat trade, the first cargo of mutton and lambs having arrived by the ship Dunedin on May 24, 1882. New Zealand was now supplying to Britain 10,000,000 sheep and lambs yearly. Sir AValter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, said that Great Britain was prepared to encourage trade with any country in the world if given a chance, but- because of l the Dominions giving Britain a greater chance than others' the British delegates were going to Ottawa determined to dovetail interests in a spirit of mutual helpfulness. Genei'al Birdwood paid tribute to New Zealand’s magnificent troops in the Gi'eat War. He said lie could not wis'lx to meet better comrades and , fighters or finer gentlemen. Jr~ The guests included the Earl and Countess of Liverpool, Countess Jellicoe, Sir James Mills, Sir Gordon Campbell, and Mr. Malcolm MacDonald.