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- Report of the Department of Industries and Commerce for the year ended 31 March 1959, H.44, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1959, Volume IV, Government Printer, Wellington, 1960.
- Report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the year ended 31 March 1982, A.1, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1982, Volume I, Government Printer, Wellington, 1983.
- Report of the Department of Trade and Industry for the year ended 31 March 1982, G.14, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1982, Volume VI, Government Printer, Wellington, 1983.
- New Zealand Official Yearbook 1982, Department of Statistics, Wellington, 1982.
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The New Zealand Trade Commission office in Port-of Spain was opened in November 1958 by the first Trade Commissioner appointed to head it, E. J. Sutch.1 It was established to promote trade between New Zealand and the nations of the Caribbean, which up to 1962 formed the West Indies Federation (Trinidad and Tobago gained independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1962).
Functions
The Port-of-Spain post was headed by a Trade Commissioner. The Trade Commissioner assisted exporters to the Caribbean by reporting on market prospects for particular products, and supplying information on access conditions (customs duty, quotas, sales tax, etc.) and other market requirements such as packaging, labelling, or testing requirements.2
With knowledge of the local market conditions and connections with local business people and Government officials, the Trade Commissioner was able to provide trade advice to New Zealand business people visiting the Caribbean. The Trade Commissioner also analysed the pattern of New Zealand trade in the Caribbean and reported on significant changes. If New Zealand goods were restricted for any reason, such as a new interpretation of an agricultural inspection regulation or imposition of import restrictions, the Trade Commissioner was called upon to make official representations to the appropriate government.3
The Trade Commissioner was also involved in other activities, such as representing New Zealand at international conferences, and reporting on economic and industrial developments in the Caribbean.4
Disestablishment
The New Zealand Trade Commission, Port-of-Spain Office, was closed on 15 January 1982 as an economy measure.5 Responsibility for New Zealand's trade interests in the Caribbean were transferred to the New Zealand High Commission in Ottawa, Canada (which had formal diplomatic ties with Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados, and Guyana since 1974).6
- p.43, H.44, AJHR 1959, Volume IV.
- p.583, New Zealand Official Yearbook 1982.
- ibid., p.584.
- ibid.
- p.26, G.14, AJHR 1982, Volume VI.
- p.17, A.1, AJHR 1982, Volume I.
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Show History
Establishment
The New Zealand Trade Commission office in Port-of Spain was opened in November 1958 by the first Trade Commissioner appointed to head it, E. J. Sutch.1 It was established to promote trade between New Zealand and the nations of the Caribbean, which up to 1962 formed the West Indies Federation (Trinidad and Tobago gained independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1962).
Functions
The Port-of-Spain post was headed by a Trade Commissioner. The Trade Commissioner assisted exporters to the Caribbean by reporting on market prospects for particular products, and supplying information on access conditions (customs duty, quotas, sales tax, etc.) and other market requirements such as packaging, labelling, or testing requirements.2
With knowledge of the local market conditions and connections with local business people and Government officials, the Trade Commissioner was able to provide trade advice to New Zealand business people visiting the Caribbean. The Trade Commissioner also analysed the pattern of New Zealand trade in the Caribbean and reported on significant changes. If New Zealand goods were restricted for any reason, such as a new interpretation of an agricultural inspection regulation or imposition of import restrictions, the Trade Commissioner was called upon to make official representations to the appropriate government.3
The Trade Commissioner was also involved in other activities, such as representing New Zealand at international conferences, and reporting on economic and industrial developments in the Caribbean.4
Disestablishment
The New Zealand Trade Commission, Port-of-Spain Office, was closed on 15 January 1982 as an economy measure.5 Responsibility for New Zealand's trade interests in the Caribbean were transferred to the New Zealand High Commission in Ottawa, Canada (which had formal diplomatic ties with Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados, and Guyana since 1974).6
- p.43, H.44, AJHR 1959, Volume IV.
- p.583, New Zealand Official Yearbook 1982.
- ibid., p.584.
- ibid.
- p.26, G.14, AJHR 1982, Volume VI.
- p.17, A.1, AJHR 1982, Volume I.
Administrative responsibility of the New Zealand Trade Commission office in Port-of-Spain lay with the Department of Trade and Industry (Department of Industries and Commerce up to 1972) through the Trade Commissioner Service. From c.1980 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had oversight over all overseas posts, including those of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Tourist and Publicity Department.
- Report of the Department of Industries and Commerce for the year ended 31 March 1959, H.44, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1959, Volume IV, Government Printer, Wellington, 1960.
- Report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the year ended 31 March 1982, A.1, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1982, Volume I, Government Printer, Wellington, 1983.
- Report of the Department of Trade and Industry for the year ended 31 March 1982, G.14, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1982, Volume VI, Government Printer, Wellington, 1983.
- New Zealand Official Yearbook 1982, Department of Statistics, Wellington, 1982.
- πΌ Overseas representation (1871 ‑ )
- π’ Department of Trade and Industry, Head Office (1958 ‑ 1982)
- π’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head Office (1980 ‑ 1982)
- π Realm of New Zealand (1958 ‑ 1982)