BRITAIN’S TRADE EXPANSION.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 13 August 1926, Page 9

BRITAIN’S TRADE EXPANSION.

Board’s Encouraging Report. INFLUENCE OF WORLD CONDITIONS. By Cab« —Press Association —Copyright Reuter's Telegrams. (Received August 12, 7.35 p.m.) LONDON, August 12. A substantial increase in Motliov Country exports, taken by the Empire in thirteen years, namely from 37.2 per cent, in 1913 to 41.5 per cent, 1920, was mentioned by Mr Alfred AV. Flux, assistant secretary of tho Statistical Department of tho Board of Trade, at the concluding sittings of tho British Association. The apparent conclusion was that the restoration of world trade to former dimensions and its capacity of extension, could do more to restore British export trade and dependent industries, than a' struggle to secure for Britain that trade which had been carried on by some other nations, notwithstanding the importance of maintaining cur competitive capacity.

FOREIGN COMPETITION IN AUSTRALIA. DRASTIC UNDERCUTTING OF IBICES. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, August 12. Til© report of the Australian Industries Protection League states that German competition in certain lines is becoming astonishingly vigorous. For instance, wire netting is being offered at £4 per ion below wliat it could be produced for in Australia. Other classes of goods, notably in the tools trade, were offering at similarly low rates. The League urges that it is the duty of the Federal Government to make it impossible for unpatriotic or forgetful traders to deal with foreigners, when the same classes of goods can be obtained from Britain.