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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21032, 22 May 1930, Page 10

“In the next few years Britain will got a good deal of the motor car trade,” declared Mr L. A. Paish, British Trade Commissioner, at the reception in his honour in Christchurch on Tuesday. “We are not worried about it in the least, thought it will be a slow process.” Mr Paish’s remarks were received with applause _ by the representative gathering of business and commercial men. At an earlier stage of the proceedings, the Mayor (the Rev. J. K. Archer) had stated that the large number of motor cars which were brought from countries outside of the Empire was a glaring example of lack of Empire trade unity. If Britain could supply the type of car needed in New Zealand, there was no reason why she should not capture the market, Mr H. S. E. Turner, vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce, declared that many firms in New Zealand which were buying American cars could not help it. If Britain would give this country what it wanted, there would be much more trade in that direction. Mr Turner referred also to a possible development of the British kinema trade with New Zealand.