TRADE OF THE EMPIRE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15249, 12 March 1913, Page 8

TRADE OF THE EMPIRE.

■ ■ THE ROYAL COMMISSION.tiI! MIjMBEBS DUB TO-DAY. J'Jf| Evidence will be taken in Auckland to. * '"i marrow by the Trade of the Empire Royal ?? Commission. The sittings will be opened: in the City Council Chamber at ten o'clock, and the commission will continue • I its inquiries in Auckland until Tuesday' 'WThe appointment of the commission "was ' announced on April 3 of last year, aag '■ gazetted a month later. It eleven members, but of those originally : appointed, four have resigned at varied -' times. The personnel of the commission is now as follows ;—Sir Edgar Vincent/ ' - K.C.M.G. (chairman), Sir Henry Rider; |} Haggard, Sir Alfred Bateman, and" Mean. • ' William Lorimer, Tom Garoetfc and Joseph • Tatlow (representing the United King. ' dom) ; Hon. G. E. Foster, Minister fop "111 Trade and Commerce in the Borden Min. "'ll istry (representing Canada); Mr. Donaid 1 Campbell, LL.B, (representing Australia). Mi Hon. J. R. Sinclair, M.L.C. (representing New Zealand) ; Sir Richard Solomon -XI G.C.M.G. _ (representing the Union of >;1 South Africa), and the Hon. G. R. Bowring M.L.C. (representing Newfound" ' ■£( land). Sir Richard Solomon has not been able to accompany the commission on ifa ; ' Australia-New Zealand tour. The eecre. tary of the commission is Mr, E. J. Harding, and the other members of tie stall ' an tour are Messrs. Brodie Bass, private l secretary to the chairman of th© commis- / sion, and Mr. A. H. Bridgman, of tie Colonial Office. _ Mr. Malcolmßßot» t 0 Wellington, is in charge of the Newfe*. ' , land arrangements., having been ipedaJly appointed by the Government to oqlfcct evidence and make other preparation# for V the commission. v'. ' -4 The scope of the inquiry is a wide oc«. '■■■] The commission is to inquire into and re- ■ I port upon the natural resources of the : - ; 1' Overseas Dominions; further to report upon; Y; I • the development of such resouraa, whe- ;V' -'J ther attained or attainable; upon the,fa<^' ; jfi ties which exist or may be created for ft# production, manufacture, and distribtdidi 5 1 of all articles of commerce in thoee of our Empire; upon the requirement# <£./' 11 each part, and of the United Kingdst, pi in matters of food and raw .'f!| available sources of such; upon the tiaJ» 'Si of each part of the Empire with ofe . parts, with the United Kingdom % with the rest of the world; upon tiwetf .. ,\V tent, if any, to which the mutual fc&Ja ' " , of the several parts of the Empire laji-. v' been or is being affected beneficially otherwise by laws now in force other than. 'S fiscal laws; and, generally, to Bugtterijby' methods, consistent always with tie ing fiscal policy of each part of tie Em-'"' pire, by which "the trade of each part V.Ut the others and with the United Kingdom may be improved and extended. " t" 1 {y- <; Five of the members Sir Edgar Yin 1 't;; cent, Sir Alfred Bateman, Messrs. Smdaßs ; i; Campbell, and Tatlow—will -r Auckland from Wellington this afternoon.' ' Mr. Foster arrived by the Makurathi/ morning. The other members will arrive on Friday from New Plymouth. .' -* ' *, ■*'«"? WELLINGTON SITTINGS EOTEB. , " ;• " YV'S'-s ■ EXPORT OF DAIRY PRODDCEIS [BY TELEGRAPH. — ASSOCIi«IO».J^g Wellington, Tnesdajr^|l|l Subjects intimately connected agricultural . industry were discussed Whip fore the Empire Trade Commission to-, day. Mr. E. Clifton, director of wpp perimental farms of the Department Agriculture,- said, in reply to a question, that the whole question of grading dace for export was under ft; The grading of dairy produce primary necessity. Zmp&m Sir Alfred Bateman: Why is ipHfcfcp?', Danish butter commands a higher *ice| in London than the New Zealand I much prefer butter I have eaten:taafi?f> - to Danish butter sold in London. Witness: Perhaps the Danes hMllg;* learned to market their produce to betts advantage. Mr. Tatlow: Is it not because of ,<j regularity of Danish supplies? Witness: We hear that. .He »dd#J that dairy factories were very anadooa' top|i send regular supplies. 1 Mr. J. G. Wilson (President o£j%th«v ' Farmers' Union) showed from statistiar that many hundreds of farm labocftw were required in all parts of this ccmntaju Farmers were realising that they nn» build houses and encourage married] awa gl to go into the country, where they; coula/ ■■■ bring up their children properly. , considered the Sedgwick Doy.vicienifep had, speaking generally, been a grwl t success. Speaking of land said -dairying had largely disturbed^JUKl g| values. Very high prices were paid : good dairying land. As much a« ; per cow per year was made on ; many .- ft dairy farms, and he had known ; nstiw«i|>,: I where £25 per cow was netted. f'THlllii:.]. was with .purebred stock. ; ( p^p|

In reply to a. question, witness *•. sememe was at present under tion in New Zealand for the fa?wp|pi of a large co-operative concern win**' business it would be to look after the, tribution of frozen produce at : Mr. E. J. Casey, secretary of the | and Waiters' Union, explained that reason why girl immigrants after v brought out for domestic service enter' it was ' that' they ■ found %9n| get other employment in hotels an3f|||j| rants under better condiions._ ; At the conclusion of the . evidence Alfred Bateman, pressed thanks on behalf of the Coomu®* sion for the evidence tendered in Weffiß|£'/ ton and the general assistance mcmw* had received. ■■■■ itii Sir Rider Haggard, the Hon. E. Boifr | ring, and Messrs. Garnett and v. ; ; j left this morning for Taranaki, •• and Edgar Vincent, Sir Alfred Hon. J. R. Sinclair, and Messrs. bell and Tatlow left by to-night's Maitty, •; Trunk express for Auckland. " ; — = \