EXPORTS GROWING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20107, 28 March 1928, Page 7

EXPORTS GROWING

NEW ZEALAND APPLES

Mr L. S. Amery Officially Opens

London Season

EMPIRE SUPPLIES FOR ENGLAND

(By Telegraph—Per Press Assn. —Copyright.) (A.l'.A.-oun) LONDON, March 26. “New Zealand’s astounding progress in dairy exports shouJ/1 shortly be paralleled by Her apple exports, which in 1928 will double those oi 1927,” said Mr L. S. Amery, in opening an exhibition of fruit at the New Zealand Office.

“This is typical of the enterprise and, efficiency with which tne New Zealand Government and producers have entered the Empire trade. Britain is endeavouring to co-operate through the Empire Marketing Board by urging Britons to buy more Dominions’ produce. This is not only an appeal to sentiment; it will react on British exports,” he said. Mr Amery pointed out that every New Zealandjer purchased 30 times more British goods than the average American.

Mr Amery was photographed eating an apple from the markets, representing the first fruits of the season, with (which he was presented by girls in blue sashes, bearing the names of the [provinces of Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, [Nelson and Otago.

Sir James Parr remarked that 60 per cent, of Britain’s fruit imports were foreign. He hoped that Mr Amery would co-operate with the Dominions in their effort to secure the whole market, Canada supplying for one part of the year and South Africa, Ausand New Zealand. the other parts. If New Zealand were enabled to secure a market at a reasonable price it would double the area of orchards in the near future.

Mr Stephens, chairman of the Fruit Board, said his slogan was: “Sound fruit, reasonable price, and continuity of shipments.” The Tainui’s New Zealand apples realised —Worcesters and* Dunns 16s to 17s; Afristons 14s to 16s; Gravensteins 13s to 15s; Cox’s, 22s 6<l to 27s 6d.