SOUTH AUSTRALIAN VISITOR.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9644, 20 January 1903, Page 3

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN VISITOR.

Mr John Cresswell, manager of (he X;itional Fire and Marine Insurance Company at Adelaide, where he a.lso holds the position of secretary to the Chamber of Commerce and the South Australian Cricket Association, was m Christ cburch last week. , 111 a brief chat with a representative of the Press, Mr Cresswell said he did not see why a reciprocity treaty should not exist between New Zealand and South Australia, although such a treaty could not now be entered into except with the approval of the Federal Parliament. He met many m New Zealand who complained that they could not get Australian wines wt reasonable prices owing to the duty levied on them. He also failed to see why South Australian grapes should be subject to duty, as they could be landed and sold much cheaper thim lo-cally-produced gra.pes. They were anticipating one of the largest vintages ever experienced m tin- State. Referring to the South Australian wheat harvest, he said that it was estimated that after providing for local requirements, they would have 150,000 tons for export. Th>corn section of the Adelaide Chamber of Commerce had fixed the standard cf wheat at 631 b to the Imperial bushel. Consequent on the experiments m growing wheat instituted by Professor Lowrie. now of Lincoln College, farmers m South Au.stra.lia were petting 30 bushels per acre from low land thai previously yielded 10 bushels. He referred to Marshal Bros. 1 rust-resisting wlie<i,t, and said that there was no doubt thai it did resist thu ravages of {.hut scourge. Regarding his New'Zttiland trip, he expressed the opinion that if Australians crcnerally knew the reasonable fares charged, and tbi enjoyment that tho. trip affords, we should have more visitors from the "other side" than we. have at present.