Sword-Fish is New Delicacy

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 811, 4 November 1929, Page 14

Sword-Fish is New Delicacy

TRADE IN U.S.A. MR. JULIAN FOSTER RE^ New Zealand swordfish meal regarded as a delicacy in 11 York hotels. r PHIS is one of the interestins A Mr. Julian B. Foster. Trad^T 1 * missioner for the United States 1 ' covered on his recent visit th e ’ He returned by the Aorangi . i evening, and brought with hint t Myron Black, who will be assist*' trade commissioner to Mr Focr Wellington. Mr. Foster has been in the TV. States for nine months. Durins a time he visited 40 States and deliv 100 talks on New Zealand. His jects included accounts of ininaf'’ activity in the Dominion, its g! 6 ''" beauties, and the high standard living attained here. “A great many of the jam, thought that I was a represents:;.' of the New Zealand Government"! said last evening. “My immensely interested in what I v to tell them, and on several occasie' interest was increased by the pictn*" of New Zealand which I them:” CEMENTING FRIENDSHIP Mr. Foster had many subject* K. discuss. One of the most interest- H was the recent visit to the Vni-TB States of Mr. Ramsay MacDou ■ which occurred while he was the w “There is a great feeling of fn t . * liness existing between the people the United States aud the Brit. Umpire at the present time,” he marked. “This has been still ft- f ther cemented by the visit of jj. MacDonald. Editorials all over a. country commented on the woadeful effect his visit would have on - future relationship between the t»" f nations.” America < just now is keenly in le , ested in New Zealand, he contintec In every town he visited on his to; he was interviewed on the possilii ties and trade prospects of the Doc. . nion, and these interviews were u tured in the leading newspapers. Speaking of the proposed meres, in American tariffs, he said that present they were only problematic and had not been passed by the Cot gress. The increases were meets with a good deal of opposition fret all parts of the United States, at personally he felt that they wt* never be brought into operation. “New Zealand products are net being affected in the States,” (aid Mr. Foster. "‘There is a good outlook for this season’s wool. Prices are up, and this should enable New Zealand to obtain i better price generally oversell “I found that there is a very joe! sale for New Zealand meat. This: due to the fact that foot and mot: disease in the Argentine has cvrtafef supplies from that area. New Zol land is being favoured in the Unite V States at the present time.” American manufacturers were ttr I favourably impressed with the si j of their goods in the Dominion. Tkr I recognised the stability •of the con 1 try, and its w onderful economic futo. f PRESIDENT INTERESTED IN NE» ZEALAND Mr. Foster paid a call on the Pm dent of the United States, Mr. Hi: bert C. Hoover, and discussed 5s Zealand with him. Dr. Julius Be: head of the Bureau of Foreign ail Domestic Commerce, was also pm ent. Both men were interestedr hear about the Dominion, and Ir Klein hopes to pay a visit in linear future. Mr. Hoover and ft Klein both sent messages of goodv to the people of New Zealand. “I noticed that more publicity t being given to New Zealand in ft States,” continued Mr. Foster, saw more this time than ever beicn What impressed me most were s’i ral very striking poster advertiri ments. New Zealand is becomfc more favourably known, and the toefci ist traffic is increasing, and will -| crease still more. MARKET FOR DELICACY ' “There is great interest in dee; |i »ea fishing, and New Zealand swot: I fish meat is considered a delicacy Ithe New York hotels. The trouts! is that they cannot get enough of r E A market can be developed in tfc*j commodity.” With the exception of the K market. Mr. Foster found busk' £ generally very good. The manuft fc turers had had a particularly year. He mentioned that a 1‘ motor-car had become very popukSj It was selling for £4O, and the <*•* in which it was forwarded from Bj • works was used as a garage. Aviation in the United States wtj making wonderful strides, and cos ■: mercial flying had advanced eao: | mously. Stunt flying was being d® : ; away with. The whole country ** f now linked by a vast organisation ; airways. On returning to New Zealand, *H. Foster stayed for a short time Honolulu, and gave four lectures J-E New Zealand. Dominion butter, 1 !; found, was in great demand in Haws * - and large quantities of other •' e :| Zealand produce were being used. Mr. Black, who will take up ~ new duties as assistant trade ; missioner as soon as he reaches '**•-m ington. was educated at Harvard U versitv. He has had experience the East, and at’various commerc j centres in the United States.