ECONOMIC MISSION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20385, 14 October 1929, Page 12

ECONOMIC MISSION.

VISIT TO SOUTH AMERICA.

J."; RECIPROCAL TRADE PLEA.

* British Wireless. HUGBY, Oct. 11. Viscount D'Abernon, head of the Brit-!-'ish Economic Mission to South America, .with tho assistance of his colleagues, is now preparing a report for the Prosidont • pi the Board" of Trade, Mr. W. Graham, " bn the development of trade between Britain and tho countries visited. In an intorview yesterday Lord D'Abernon 'paid a tribute to the far-seeing and practical outlook of tho statesmen of tho " iSonth' American countries, The basis of business between Britain and South Amer- : ica, ho said, must be reciprocal.

Tile Economic Mission referred to in

.'■ithe cablegram investigated the commercial, industrial and financial relations be- • --tivoon Argentina and Brazil and Britain. ■ ■lt sailed by the Alcantara from South- ;; ainptou on August 2. Tho party comprised Viscount D'Aliernon, Sir William Clare Lees, Mr. Howard W. Williams, Mr. Julian Piggot and Mr. H. 0. Chalk ley. In'' referring (o tho objects of tho mission on the evo of its departure Mr. Arthur Henderson, Foreign Secretary, ....said: "They go as ambassadors of trado to find out how wo can best supply each other with those goods arid services of which wo both stand in need. Trade should bo reciprocal; we need the pro- - dnce of Latin-America, and Latin-America has shown that she needs the products of Our industry. For example, Argentina ~. IH f. *. pohow), our third largest customer outside tho Britisli Empire. You will all ...recoUect a speech made by Tlis Boy a I Highness the Prince of Wales in Febi": lry of this year, in which he asked "this question: 'ls the salesmanship of '; ,i a co,u jtry up to the workmanship of s ;.;tiie men.' Wc know that British products are the best in tho world, and w«> .y.-jwant to. make sure that in Latin-America llie British business man is adopting tho ; «iV.u:ht; methods and 'delivering the goods ' J » e present mission will visit Ai'pon---lT a, - I' a f 1 - and , Urn B"ay- The area to visited is ■ alroady so vast, and tho importance of the interests to he studied is so great, that f feel tho mission could not adequately deal with tho whole of Latin-America on the present occasion, f'r' - v *° " lC importance *i-1J < '"l. 1 " 8 .° 1 "' i'lQiJiilcs at a later 0 °^ lei ' South American countries.''