The times., 1898-09-27
TRADE WITH NEW ZEALAND.
It's Frozen Rabbits and Beef Are Be-
coming Popular.

coming Popular
John Holmes of Wellington. New Yea
land, recently appointed as a commits
sioner to visit the leading countries Of the
world with the view TO increasing the
trade relations between that COLONY and
other countries, arrived in the city last
night for the purpose OF consulting off,
cials of the Agricultural Department. and
is registered at the Normandie
''The object of my visit to the United
States he said last night els 10 dis
close to American merchants, manufac-
turers, shippers, inventors, machinists
and engineers the benefits we offer in our
islands for their goods and services. I
have talked with a great many men in
these walks Of life and all seem TO be
greatly interested IN our colony, which
takes all classes OF American products.
and the amount imported into the island
Is growing each year. l am also endeav-
oring to find larger market for our
chief articles of export and in this mis-
sion l am encouraged TO believe that
next year we will place more of our pro-
ducts in this country than we have ever
done before
During the past year the United States
exported 10 New Zealand about 50. O0OOOO
worth of goods. This included agricultu-
raj and mining machinery. ironWare. cleo
trical machinery, hardware, clocks,
watches, boots and shoes. and in fact ev-
cry other article of general use among
the people. IL may appear remarkable
that you cannot find farm or a mine
in the colony which has not some piece Of
American machinery, and in most cases
all the machinery and other implements
in use were made in the United States
The expectations from your country have
alarmed a great many of the English
manufacturers, and they are complaining
about it.
Recently I Travelled through the
United Kingdom, and in all the large
cities of England. Scotland, Ireland. and
Wales l talked with the manufacturers
and the importers. They told me that the
Americans were displaying remarkable
activity in building up trade relations
with New Zealand. 1 replied that 1 was
well acquainted with that fact and then
gave them the reasons why the Ameri-
cans were so rapidly forging ahead.
1T seems that the American exporters
can adapt themselves more readily to the
ways and needs of the New Zealanders.
and, in your own language. catch on 10
| the situation more quickly than the Eng
Il
that therein lay the principal cause for
the great growth of the American trade,
and they vowed 10 profit by II.
Il want to tell the American merchants
and manufacturers in every line OF busi-
! ness that there is great field for their
products in New Zealand. and we invite
their trade. The New Zealand Colonial
government mas just offered a prize OF
$4,000 10 any man who shall invent the
most practical hemp dresser. One OF our
chief products is hemp. but up 20 the
present time we have not been able 20 get
machine for dressing il which has met
with the entire satisfaction OF those en-
gagged in the industry. This offer also ap-
plies 10 any American inventor
''The chief products OF New Zealand are
hemp, wool frozen beef. frozen rabbits.
horses. cattle, sheep. skins, hides and tai
low. We export great quantities OF some
of these products 10 the United States.
especially the hemp and rabbit skins the
latter being used in the manufacture of
hats We are especially anxious, however.
to introduce the importation OF frozen
beef and rabbit meat into this country.
and meat merchants tell me that there IS
an excellent market for the latter here
THE population of New Zealand is now
| 80, 600. Our people are progressive, and
/ are making themselves felt in the Eastern
| and Western world with their productive
! and commercial activities.