THE TWO DOMINIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13873, 6 October 1908, Page 4

THE TWO DOMINIONS.

•' ■■■'•■'"'SfiS - .' ■ •■• CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND TRADE POSSIBILITIES. Me. J. Graham Gow, the Government' Commissioner for Trade, who recently to - turned to Auckland after visiting Dare ' ■ ville and Helensville on Government bus,iness connected with the kauri gum indug. try, left for Waipu last evening on Depart.; mental business. . For the last seven yea*. ' ,' Mr. Gow has been a constant traveller in' the interest of New Zealand trade and when in Canada he made exhaustive in. quiries on behalf of the New Zealand Goyernment in every city of the Canadian j).i. •' ; minion. Before leaving foi Wair i j.t, "-. '"' night, Mr. Gow gave a-. Herald representative some interesting conclusions he ha« arrived at as the result of his extended travels. • It was at the dinner of the Montreal branch of the Canadian Manufacturers' As- ' J sociation, ip May of last year, that Mr, Gow urged the development of closer trade relatione between Canada and Now Zealand-, pointing out that "it was only r.:jss. sary for Canada to push its trade to ot) ■ tain a preference over United States good*, "'''•'■ -.- Since that time the amended prefercnti&' . duties have come into force, so the only, thing wanted to bring about a proper ex pansion of trade between the two Do. ;> minions is a direct mail service to a*4 from the two countries. At the dinner '- I referred to,' Mr. Wm. Stitt, general pafisen.. ger agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway,'' ; advised Canadian business men to be more ■ active in promoting trade with Australia and New Zealand. He said that at the .present time United States houses were getting most of the trade, because they ' were quicker, and their goods were de-V livered with greater despatch. .■ - Mr. Gow epoke at many public functions in Canada, and pointed out to the Cairn- - dians --that what New Zealand needed from ; them were boots, harvesting implements, '■ } ', and all kinds of machinery. New Zealand could supply in return flax, hemp, wool, kauri gum for the manufacture of varnish, and frozen mutton. Everywhere he. went in Canada the Commissioner for Trade found great interest ■, displayed in New Zealand, and he supplied much " information to inquirers. He laid strong emphasis on the possibilities of New Zealand and Canadian trade, and the advantages New Zealand offered as a land to i;' which to emigrate. He described the". Dominion to the' Canadians as the* work- ' j ing man's paradise." "I told them," ?;{* said, "that prosperity is general here, and that life is lees a struggle in New Zealand thorn in other countries." - The "All-Rod,route" was advocated by >, Mr. Cow while he was in Canada. New Zealanders, ho told the Canadians, were < ; ' strong Imperialists, and believed in keeping trade within the Empire as much as passible. For this reason the people of this , , Dominion were ardent supporters of 'he "All-Red route," which they believed would be a great thing for the Empire, and New Zealanders thought it was only a matter of time when the "All-Red route" would come. Mr.. Gow stated that the , Canadians were true-. Imperialist*. ■'; He found business men. there anxious to increase' their trade wifttt us, and he beliere*, that his visit will have a beneficial elect ' , in this direction. The Commissioner was reticent about th»;.'=.■ object of his'present visit to Auckland, but -.-; 'stated' that' it was' his intention"'to'subra.t'.:'.'.':' a' report to the Prime Minister at an ears* , date. 'It is understood that it is the Government's intention to better the condition of the kauri gum industry., ,