“LACK OF ENTERPRISE”

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18336, 2 March 1934, Page 11

“LACK OF ENTERPRISE”

i nEW Zealand traders OPPORTUNITY IN JAPAN ' (Por Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. Almost unlimited possibilities exist for the rapid development of a substantial market fbr New Zealand produce in Japan/ afecbrditlg to Mr. O. Kawamura, of .Syfiffey, Who- leaves to-day after a toifr of - the DiMntiioiij during which he interviewed’fife Rt. Hbn. G. W. Forbes; the Hbn. 11l Master!), and scores of leading commercial men in the four centrbS.

! The effect* of His statement to-day was : “We want, many of ; your goods. Don't wait 5 fbr ; us tb comb to you, it will take time, patience, and expenditure, but results will* more than repay you.” Produce Emitted now included wool, jcaseirij chilled* beef, and pork. Later there shetddi he a demand for timber jspitkble fbr" wood pulp, frozen mutton, iwttJfrV and cheese. lie remarked on New Zealand’s lack of enterprise in relation to the Japanese market. “You are spending large sums in LondOtf,” he said, “It would be of more advantage to devote the allocation to securing the" Japanese market. Ih a few years yOu would develop a sound trade with my country.” A visit to Japan by a New Zealand trade delegation was long overdue. The Government, as well as the heads of commercial houses, would welcomes it. Possibly the New Zealand Government should be represented by a Minister. ; Such a mission would make for good : relations.