Noumea Would Like to Trade

Trade with NZ

VHEN Mr. F. L. A. Gotz and Mr.

E. T. Tirikatene, New Zealand MP’s who attended the cen mary celebrations in Noumea in sptember, returned to Auckland ey reported that Noumea business en were keen to do business with ew Zealand.

The obstacle to such trade has ways been, and still is, the absence i back-cargoes from New Cale )nia. Timber is the only export lat New Caledonia could offer ew Zealand, and it would appear lat this is not offering or that le freight rates involved are too gh. A small vessel could probably )tain a monthly full cargo from ew. Zealand for Noumea, but the nount of timber that she could ad would probably not make the ng voyage payable.