GOODS FROM GERMANY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15769, 18 November 1914, Page 9

GOODS FROM GERMANY.

DUTCH AS GO-BETWEEN.

COMPLAINT TO PREMIER,

f»r Tr.r.FfjßAPir.— press association.']

CnRisTdiTRCH, Tuesday. A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce' waited upon the Prime Minister tins ruing, ai.d brought under his notice i linolar from a Dutch firm in Holland staling that, derm,in goods could be obtained through them.

Mi. Ala-soy, in reply, said steps would b" taken at mice to look into the matter.

I ho deputation further complained that cable codes were not, allowed to bo used in messages lo certain parts of the Empire. Ill" aiithuri.xi d cable (odes were unsuitable f,. r tiirt dominion. Hi" Premier said lie would make in quires on the subject. Hie circular com plained of appears to haw bei II ill-! I'lbiiled widely through New /.'■•liaiiil. Til,. jo!lowirig* is an extract from '' '"py reri/iMi| by an Auckland mer- • liaiit , " \\ .■ would beg to remind you that, • l,r 1 ' 'iiln.g nearly throughout Europe, "I' till now Holland has been able to reni'"n i''''i!ra:, and we sincerely hope that v " in: In able to keep to our neutrality iioiigjiont tlie war. In the meantime, "■'■•■• d heg to draw your attention to ' ,l '"' We an- very well situated in (| 'he largest, shipping ports of 'he ' "''twnt. from where steamers leave to ■''I pails 1.1 the wo;!d. Even now, during j'l" war. <.lops under the Dutch neutral It';; an- tailing to all parts of the world. '' 1 1 r splendid .situation enables us to be r'guiarly in direct touch with Germany, •"id at prevent we are able to communicate ll!l all parts of this countiy; then, owing tu mil neutrality correspondence is allowed to gcj through without interference, \\e expect that you, too, have been in regular touch with European exporters, importers, and manufacturers, And thai the war prevents you now from • niiiiniinicatiiig with the sources from w "" 11 win have been buying. Letters not reaching Germany, Belgium, etc., will ''each us' Wo are on the spot! We can do the buying for you now! "Goods ordered various houses in hurope will be received by us and chipped together under one B/L, thereby avoiding freights and costs. V\ e will pay the suppliers, if provided With funds for that purpose, in order to save trouble and the expense of remitting various suppliers direct."