CANADIAN TRADE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14702, 9 December 1909, Page 2

CANADIAN TRADE.

dikeg't service wanted. (Fbom Oub Own Correspondekt.) AUCKLAND, December 7, The representative of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association in Auckland (Mr T, De Sehryiver) has received some interesting information regarding the proposed new direct steamship service between Canada and Australia and Now Zealand. It will be remembered that while in Auckland the Canadian delegates to the Commercial Congress, recently held in Sydney, took active steps to support the running; of a direct steamer service between Canada and New Zealand, and cabled their approval to the Canadian Government. The delegates were in Auckland at the end of October, and at about the same time the Canadian Imperial Export Company (Ltd.), of Ottawa, presentedthe following memorial to Sir Richard . Cartwright (Milliliter for Trade and Com- , merce for Canada): " That the application for a subsidy from the Canadian Government to enable the Imperial Export. Company to establish a direct line of steamers between ports in Eastern Canada, Australia, and New Zealand was desirable for the following reasons:—(l) Tho merchants throughout the Empire will buy from Canada on equal' terms; (2) Canada is the only competitor of the United States in American-made goods; (3) the preferential tariff now existing in New Zealand and South Africa, and possibly in Australia at an early date; and (4) it is ■important to remember that Canadian manufacturer!; are not compelled to go throndi the expensive experience of introducing their lines and of undertaking a series of educational experiments which the United States manufacturers were compelled to do in the beginning. The introduction's have already been made, and the Canadian manufacturer ha.s only to show to buyers in Australia and New Zealand that lie can make the same goods as are made by the Americans in order to secure 'business. In other words, American goods are firmly established in Australia and New Zealand, and Canada, making the same articles with quality and prices alike, should secure her share of the trade, if the disadvantage now existing can be done away with." Other advantages of a direct service have also been pointed out to the Canadian Minister by this company, which urged that owing to the heavy railway rates and the fact that all the important manufacturing industries are located in Eastern Canada, for the great bulk of freight from Eastern Canada to Australia and New Zealand, the Pacific route is impossible. The Imperial Export Company concluded 'its memorial to the Minister by stating that it was prepared to enter into an arrangement with the Dominion Government whereby the company would furnish eight steamers per year of suitable tonnago running direct from Montreal or Quebec in summer and St. Johns or Halifax in winter to Australian and New Zealand ports. It would guarantee full cargoes, take entire charge of the freighting and despatching of the steamers, and undertake to establish permanent exhibitions in tho prin-. cipal cities of Australia and New Zealand, where Canadian manufacturers generally might display their goods for comparison with those manufactured by the United States, Competent ioi&cials woiild be placed in charge at these exhibitions of manufactured lines for tbese undertakings. The company asked the Canadian Government for a subsidy of £62,500 per year for three years, the company to supply each steamer with a minimum cargo of 5000 tons.