AS OTHERS SEE US.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume V, Issue 586, 22 December 1897, Page 2

AS OTHERS SEE US.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. I’er l’ress Association. Sydney, December 20. Mr J. S. Larke, agent for the Canadian Government in Sydney, interviewed with reference to his visit to New Zealand, said he considered New Zealand had a great trading future before it. Trade, he said, was improving, and the Government in putting the lands into the bands of small farmers was leading to what was before merely pastoral aroas being devoted to agriculture. lie was struck with the great capablities of New Zealand as a fruit-growing colony. lie thought the colony appeared generally prosperous, and there was no sign of people out of work. All the factories were very busy, and tho mining industry was largely developing. Business men showed a great desire to cultivate trade with Canada, as part of the Imprial trade policy, lie had heard concern expressed on behalf of capital in regard to the radical trend of the legislation, but, so far as was visible, tbere was nothing apparent resulting from the legislation likely to injure the grow th of New Zealand.