TRADE RELATIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15133, 25 October 1912, Page 7

T RADE RELATIONS.

AUSTRALASIA AND CANADA. i , ; STIMULUS TO NEW;ZEALAND'S ;': J . TRADE. i '■;*':,- . . v ' ;. —•t-S . . vßy Telesraph.—Press Association.—Copyright i (Received October 24, 9.15 p.m.) ! VANcouraß, October 24. ; Sir .James 'Mills, in van interview ••i' here to-day, said that he had met ' Mr. G.E. Foster (Canadian Minister for Trade and Commerce) in London lately and had - assured him that ; Australia' was extremely anxious iq negotiate for '; trade J reciprocity.; with Canada; also, that the)- Common--wealth was desirous of improving its communications with Canada -wherV ever possible. Canada's manufactured products were, :he said," finding ready markets in-"" Australia,;'.' .and■» New- Zealand; ' Since Auckland was made a port of ' call "for the Vancouver service the '. trade of both New Zealand and r Canada hid '' received ''a '] great '.' stimulus.. "' EMPIRE TRADE COMMISSION. ' MARKING, OF FOREIGN GOODS. (Received October.2s, 12.5 a-m.) *. London, October 24. ' At the Imperial Trade Commission a number of prominent businessmen v gave evidence in favour of the Gov--5 ernment assisting to check the 1 wrongful marking of foreign goods. 5 ; Mr. J. C.Umney, chairman of the ■■ Chemical Trades section of the Lori- * don ; Chamber of Commerce, urged ': the desirability of cultivating in. the }'■ Dominions,raw material for the dis- i : filiation of . oil. Other witnesses' . advocated the .further growing of 1 oranges, citrons. lemons in Aus--3 tralia * also the encouragement of the - fruit pulp industry. COMMONWEALTH AND NEW -"; • ZEALAND. '. » MR. FISHER'S BELIEF. i:' (Received October 25, 1.12,, a.m.).':'.; J 1. v ;: ."■' .Melbourne, October 24. I Replying to a question in the Federal House j I of ; Representatives, the Prime Minister , ' (Mr. Fisher) said he had good reasons for j believing that. there was a growing sentiment in New Zealand for closer reciprocal j relations : with the Commonwealth regard-1 • ing trade and defence. ■ He felt sure, from unofficial correspondence received, that this feeling was growing. . ■ ■ ', \