FRIENDS IN TRADE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 986, 31 May 1930, Page 9

FRIENDS IN TRADE

N.Z. COMMISSIONER TAKES OVER IN AUSTRALIA TOURIST POSSIBILITIES SYDNEY, Friday. “We regard it as a compliment to Australia that a. sister Dominion should appoint as Trade Commissioner in the Commonwealth one who is Australian born,” said the Prime Minister, Mr. J. H. Scullin, in proposing the health of Mr. L. J. Schmitt, who was recently appointed to this office by the New Zealand Government. Mr. Scullin, who spoke at a luncheon given to Mr. Schmitt by the Federal Cabinet in Canberra, said he was confident that Mr. Schmitt would assist in cementing the friendly relations existing between the two countries. He asked their guest to convey to New Zealand a message from Australia, to the effect that the Commonwealth desired to work in the greatest harmony with the Dominion, and hoped that trade between the two countries would be developed to their mutual advantage. TOURIST TRAFFIC r phe extension of the tourist traffic from Australia should prove a profitable asset to New Zealand, added Mr. Scullin, and be valuable for Australia’s publicity purposes. Mr. Schmitt, in thanking the Ministers for their welcome, said he brought a message of goodwill from the people of the Dominion, who hoped Australia would soon experience a return to fullest prosperity. New Zealand considered Australia, with her vast resources, should soon find a solution for her economic problems. Mr. Schmitt also conveyed greetings from" the Maori people, and presented the Prime Minister with a book of New Zealand views. He prevailed upon Mr. Scullin and his wife to be the first tourists secured by him for the Dominion. They promised to spend some time in New Zealand in January, when homeward bound from the Imperial Conference. CANADA AND AUSTRALIA Reed 9.5 a.m. VANCOUVER, Fri. A plea for the greater use of Australian and New Zealand products was voiced by Mr. J. H. McDonald, a member of the Canadian Delegation of lumbermen which recently toured Australia. Many Australian commodities hitherto unknown in Canada could be used here, he said, and added: “We must buy more if Canada is to sell more to Australia.”