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Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14742, 22 October 1915, Page 7

Speaking at a. minion cf New Zealanders in London early in ’ September, the Hon. Thomas Mackenzie said: “Two or three months before the war broke out Germany endeavoured to establish direct shipping trade with New Zealand, and, fr:m his knowledge of Germany and her motives, he opposed the movement with all the power at his command, because even from an,economic standpoint there was no advantage in New Zealand trading with Germany. The Germans simplv wanted 'New Zealand to take all their am) would not have Dominion prodf|fe‘ in return, this having been kept out by the high prohibitive tariff. Vbv. ntH Mr Mackenzie, should we take German goods instead of those from the people of England, who bought our pro-