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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1747, 30 August 1905, Page 65

New Zealand commercial men may find food for thought in the following outline of the Japanese system of education in trade forwarded by Mr Sutton, the New South Wales agent in the Bast:—Japanese officials, he says, in many parts of the world make a special study of the particular goods in demand, also the principal exports from each country j as well a a a close study of the peculiar tastes of the people. Samples of all manufactures and raw. products are duly forwarded to Japan, and on certain days lectures are given to interested consumers or producers. In each large city the authorities hav® i a complete register of the principal 1 manufaoturers and consumers of imported products. When ieetures are to given, all interested people are duly notified to attend. Special attention i ßf also paid to Japanese products exported to other countries, for should it be ascertained that certain products are falling off, the reasons for the decreas® are duly investigated, and samples obtained of any other similar product from other countries, which may be more in favour. The whole matter is then gone into by the authorities, and the local manufacturers'are duly informed of the cjuse for the preference be« gefen to the products of other countries. Con-* .sequentiy the manufacturers are educated in the exact requirements of consumers in other parts of the world. eJT The prize given annually the Australasian Institute of Marine Engineer** foi an essay on an engineering subject, to be competed for throughout Australia and Now Zeaiaud. Has won this year by Mr H. Conradi. of Melbourne.