NEED FOR ATLAS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1935, Page 4

NEED FOR ATLAS

ENGLISHMEN AND DOMINION EXTRAORDINARY IGNORANCE WELLINGTON, July 9. “I would like to see a good representative of the dairy farmers or the Government sent to England to impress upon manufacturers and others the fact that New Zealand is a different nation from Australia. He should take an atlas with him.” said Mr J. Marsden Caughey, of Auckland, on his return to-day from a visit to England. Mr Caughey said he deplored the effect on commercial relations of lnck of definite knowledge about New / Zealand which exists among English', industrialists. “Things are picking up •commercially in certain ‘.parts of England,” the stated, “but the great cotton industry ip,; Lancashire is passing through a very trying time. Regrettably cheap competition from the East has something to do with it. I have a very definite,., feeling that Lancashire is rather hurt about Australia’s amt Canada’s attitude with their tariff walls. For this reason alone it is unfortunate that we in New Zealand are regarded widely in England as more, or less Australians. ' , ‘ “New Zealand is looked upon as a-T sort/of suburb of Sydney. This is detrimental to our interest. The term Australasia seems to be commonly used,” said Mr Caughey. He added that, one did not need to he in England long to discover-how small aiid of what comparatively little consequence New Zealand was in the mind of the ordinary Englishman. The Prime Minister, Mr Forbes, and the Minister of Finance, Mr Coates, were, with Earl Jelßcoe, the principal sneakers at a luncheon given hv the London Board of the Bank of New Zealand which' Mr Caughey attended. Wherever else thev went, lie remarked, Mr Forbes and Mr Coates were verv cordially welcomed. For a time, until he became more familiar with the relative sense of values of • a great part of the public, Mr Caughey said be was surprised at the meagre notice taken ;hv the English press °f the visiting Ministers.