TRADE WITH BRITAIN.

Southland Times, Issue 22361, 28 June 1934, Page 4

TRADE WITH BRITAIN.

To the Editor. Sir,—We in New Zealand are apt to think that the Mother Country cannot ‘ do without us. The sooner that this idea is dispelled in our minds, the bet- j ter it will be for us. Even our politic- I ians quote figures to foster the belief that we can demand a market for our produce in the United Kingdom. Just let us examine these figures. Values of goods purchased from England per head of population.

From the above figures you will note that we stand last on the list and have a long way to go before we even approach the figures of a foreign country like Denmark. Can any man, be he farmer or merchant, with our Dominion’s interests at heart entertain the idea of purchasing American goods when these figures stare us in tbe face. New Zealand’s imports from Great Britain are £9,545,048, while our exports to Great Britain are £37,183,160. —I am, etc. “AWATTO.”

£ s d India 1 11 South Africa 2 15 9 Australia 3 4 4 Canada 1 12 11 Denmark 3 5 4 New Zealand 6 4 2 Value of goods purchased by England per head of population from £ s d India 2 9 South Africa 1 14 2 Australia 7 8 5 Canada 4 8 1 Denmark 9 15 6 New Zealand 25 4 9