TRADE WITH JAPAN

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 57, 19 February 1935, Page 5

TRADE WITH JAPAN

OPENING OF MARKETS N.Z. Should Be Better Known MR. BARNARD’S IMPRESSIONS (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Feb. 19. “There is a deflnite aversion to New Zealand lamb and mutton in Japan,” said Mr. "W. E. Barnard, M.P, on his return to-day after a three months’ visit to the Orient. “Also, they do not like our salted butter. I am afraid there is little prospect of a profitable export trade developing in these products.”

Most people Mr. Barnard spoke to Lad heard a great deal about Australia, but distressingly little about New> Zealand. Australia's trade mission to Japan did an enormous amount of good. He thought that New Zealand would bo well advised to do the same, so that unexplored markets could ba opened up and the Dominion be made better known. The most likely markers that could be developed apart from wool were dried milk, hides, skins aud tallow.

In a general comment, Mr. Barnard spoke of the Japanese people’s intense loyalty to the Emperer and the in" tensely national feeling. Although the workers were low paid by comparison with our standards, they were nojj sweated.

A great thing to remember in deal* ing with Japan is the over-sensitive" ness of the people. They imagine tha< the world is against them and are quick to take offence. There are great possibilities of trading with Japan, but we must understand each other be, fore there can be any success,” hg concluded.