Industrial Australia

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 161, 11 July 1939, Page 8

Industrial Australia

QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF GOODS INCREASING

AUCKLAND, July 10. Marked development in manufacturing in Australia in the past two years was noticed by Mr H. L. Priestman, who until his transfer to Japan was assistant Canadian Trade Commissioner in Sydney. He had been promoted Trade Commissioner in Kobe and is a through passenger on the Monowai accompanied by his wife and family. He will spend a little while in Canada before proceeding to Japan. He said that Australia was producing more and more commodities of a wider range and of excellent quality. Canada was exporting to Australia fewer fullymanufactured goods and more raw materials. That was particularly noticeable in the supply of soft wood, timber, ores and non-metallic minerals, such as asbestos.

Defence activity was a factor in Australia’s industrial expansion, but only partly so. Despite Canada’s increased export of raw material there was a more varied range of trade between the two countries.

Mr Priestman said that he was looking forward to his new duties at Kobe all the more because the commercial secretary of the Canadian Legation in Tokio was Mr C. M. Croft, formerly Trade Commissioner in Auckland, with whom he had worked for many years.