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deposition of zinc and has made successful experiments with small
plants. The provincial government will also lease to the company
on favorable terms a government plant at Nelson.
In conclusion it may be said that the chief purpose of industrial
combinations in Canada has been to take advantage of the Canadian
market, and not for the purpose of invading foreign markets, in
which thay are usually not represented, except in so far as they
mav be affiliated with international or foreign corporations

Special report of Consul General Robert E. Mansfield, Vancouver, British
Columbia, transmitted December 15, 1915.
The Vancouver Board of T'rade.—The Vancouver Board of Trade,
543 Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, is a private
organization operating under a Federal charter. The board interests
itself in the government of the city of Vancouver and the Province
of British Columbia, and in improving commercial and trade relations
 in Canada as well as in foreign countries.
The following are the principal foreign markets in which it operates:
 Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand, India, Russia, France,
United Kingdom, and the United States—until recently in Germany.
The principal products sold are lumber, fish, fruit, potatoes,
shingles, and minerals.
The board of trade handles about 80 per cent of the total trade
of British Columbia.
The board handles fully 90 per cent of the total export trade of
British Columbia.
. The methods of exporting are generally through commission
ouses. .
It is stated that the only competition encountered is that of price,
but never of quality.
A selling organization is not generally maintained.
Terms of sale are cash against documents in all cases.
No dumping or price policy is maintained.
There are no export bounties except on lead. There is a preferential
 tariff with India, New Zealand, and the West Indies.
The combination assists in market extension, advertising, and
general mutual help, but the products generally have to stand and
sell on their merits. . ,
No manufacturers are excluded. All important concerns are included
 as members.
As to the activities of this Government which are designed to
foster foreign trade, the Canadian department of trade and commerce
 has trade commissioners in nearly every country, whose duty
is to collect reliable information in respect to consumption and
requirements for Canadian manufactured goods in their respective
location and report changes in tariffs, shipping or freight rates, or
any other matters affecting business relation.
The British Columbia Lumber &amp; Shingle Manufacturers (Ltd.) —
The British Columbia Lumber &amp; Shingle Manufacturers (Ltd.),
with office at 441 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, was
organized under the Sanpinies act, chapter 39, page 301, Revised
Statutes of British Columbia, and amending acts; was formed originally
 by a few of the leading lumber concerns for the promotion of