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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1432, 15 December 1886, Page 3

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# we wot to r- lieva the prevailin' depress'd!, and to depie e the gorc*'d avenues of city trido, it to reverse tbe process that has Ve-n going on. We must by every means that bo sig g sted, turn the at to am £ migration ln ! o its right channel—from to»n to coon' y instead of from country to town. One if (he measures n-c.vstry fo* (hia purpose is an al.oration in (ho exorh'tiid and inc ‘mprehensible chargra on Governtnaut railways Wo mut prune the middleman element and e courage legitimate industry by every pi act cal m-ans; >ir Julim Vngel g 've utterance to one unimpeachable truth in hie Dunedin speech when ho said that New Z-aland cannot afford to lose its popula i *d. We are too heavily in debt f>r 'hit. And to retain them we must find them profitable employment. The Industrial Associations which have been formed in (bee l ief cities are capable of doing a great deal of practical wo>k if they will leave gener-lilies and opinions and go into details and fads The cry of Protection v. Krealrado In New Z aland is pure bunkum. There is not and cannot ha Frc-etrade here ; our tariff and our financial necessities are entitles which no amount t f theoriaim; can conjure away. We must make the best we can of them. These associations, then, should se’ect specific industries, show the difficulties they are struggling under, what are their capabilities of expanaion, and how they may be legitimately assisted. —Auckland Star.