EMPIRE TRADE

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 112, 11 April 1929, Page 7

EMPIRE TRADE

CANADIANS’ DESIRE. MORE GOODS FROM NEW ZEALAND. CONFERENCE AT VANCOUVER. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.—United /' Service.) Received April 11 11.20 a.m. 1/ J VANCOUVER, April 10. pfhe /earnest desire of Canadian businessman, especially British Columbians, to., import moie-commodities from AusOrajiaTand New Zealand was emphasised byjSK W. C. Woodward, president of the 'Vancouver Board of Trade, and other pMminent businessmen at a conference 4iafd to-day of representatives of Board of. Trade and delegates from Australia -'-and New Zealand to the Educationa£*TJonference. Mr Wpothvard- emphasised that the psychology of Canadians was to spend money/within the Empire. Mr H. R. MacMillan, a leading timber exporter, said that the United States studied"' the Canadian market conditions and gave IJiem what they wanted. The ) Canadians read the United States/advertisements. A consumer iff—any . country rarely chose what he wished. He- bought what was put before IrinL., “I suggest that the Australians should study our market conditions,” Mr-’MacMillan added. Mr J. W. Fordham Johnston, managing director of the British Columbia Sugar Refinery, said that it was likely he could boost Australian exports to Canada by several millions if given an opportunity. He added that he was anxious to purchase Australian raw sugar, but in recent years he had not been offered any. He intimated that he might be able to pay a higher price for the raw material than was obtained on the English market. Mr S. P. D. Malkin said that there was a big market for Australian fruits, the quality of which was unexcelled anywhere, if Australians would understand the marketing problem from the Canadian viewpoint. Mr S. Baymer and others suggested to Mr F. E. Hose, the secretary of the Liquor Control Board, that if the British Columbian Government were prepared to make less profit on Australian than French wines the Australian product would soon become popular in British Columbia. The Australian delegates said than they agreed the proper way to develop the Canadian market was to send men to study the situation. They proposed to see the Prime Minister, Mr Bruce, and the premiers of the States on their return.