NEW ZEALAND ORDERS

Southland Times, Issue 24181, 18 July 1940, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND ORDERS

SUPPLIES FROM AUSTRALIA MR SULLIVAN’S MANY INTERVIEWS FERTILIZERS PROVIDED BY QUEENSLAND (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Received July 17, 9.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 17. After an extremely Strenuous tour in which a large part of Australia was covered the New Zealand Minister of Supply (the Hon- D. G. Sullivan) in a final interview reviewed the negotiations he had entered into with various firms such as the Cockatoo Island Dockyard Company, Stewart Lloyds Ltd., Rylands Ltd. and Commonwealth Steel Ltd., with whom orders had been placed for various things New Zealand requires.’ Mr Sullivan spoke most appreciatively of the action of the Queensland Government, which, although itself rationing supplies of manures and fertilizers, made quantities available to New Zealand, thereby making a considerable sacrifice of its own interests in order to help the Dominion. Mr Sullivan saiz. that' every day since his arrival in Australia he had had interviews with members of the Federal or State Cabin ste or officials of various firms dealing in things New. Zealand required. He expressed gratitude to the members of his own party, also Mr W. Taylor, New Zealand Government Commissioner in Australia, and Mr J. A. Malcolm, New Zealand Government representative in Melbourne for the great assistance they had given him. Before their departure in the flyingboat at midnight tonight Mr and Mrs Sullivan were guests of the New Zealand Association at a well-attended reception. AFFECTION FOR NEW ZEALAND In a farewell broadcast tonight Mr Sullivan said: “Wherever I have gone in the Commonwealth I have found a great affection for my country and a wonderfully sympathetic interest in all we are trying to do in the Dominion—that interest embracing both the vigorous war effort and the Labour Government’s humanitarian endeavours to raise the social and living standard of all our people. “I had hoped to be able to purchase considerable quantities of completed munitions of certain kinds. That hope has not been quite realized, because the particular kinds of completed munitions which I sought are the very type which have not reached large scale production in the Commonwealth, but we have placed orders for raw materials, components and goods in various stages of fabrication and the Commonwealth will handle these as though they were part of the Commonwealth orders and as though Australia and New Zealand were one defence unit. We have also placed orders 'for completed munitions which we shall share as they come along. I appeal to those who will be handling these orders for New Zealand to continue to help us after we have left your shores, making an effort to treat our needs as urgent and requiring fulfilment as quickly as possible.” Mr Sullivan picked up a severe cold.