A WEALTHY COUNTRY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 82, 18 June 1943, Page 5

A WEALTHY COUNTRY

NEW ZEALAND'S FUTURE

REPLENISH I NCI EUROPE

I consider that after this war New Zealand will be a wealthy country for from ilt, it will be necessary to dfraw the stock and) the plant to replenish, and build up the lost dairying industries of Europe," said Mr W. J. Murdoch, member of the New Zealand Dairy Board, when addressing the East Coast Board in Whakatane recently. Mr Murdoch pointed out that countries which were formerly great butter producers, Denmark, Holland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia had all Jjeen practically denuded of their parent stock. In Denmark it was reported that, farmers were breeding goats in an ell'ort to place their lost dairy stock. The cattle of course had all been appropriated by the German army of occupation and it. was estimated that upwards of 180,000 goats were, now being milked. In Holland it Avas estimated that there was only 30 per cent of the original: stock leftEngland on the other hand was now producing 60 per cent, of her own food requirements. It was: of course a case of self preservation and'-areas which were now under the plough would never be cultivated in the ordinary course of events. People, who thought that the great effort now being put forward in Britain would undermine tiie Motherland as our greatest potential overseas market should remember that her actions to-day were dictated by .stern necessity, in order that Britain herself may survive. For New Zealand, however, with her stock intact and, her industry expanding the world situation held great possibilities. There should be no poverty in t-liis country in the next 3 to 5 years, for all that site could produce; she would be able to sell to a hungry world. Millions would have to be fed and clothed an'd to this end a i*reat sum of money would be pooled in order to do this. New Zealand's greatest, efforts w T ould be needed, to meet tUic demand and. for this reason he felt certain that she would have a substantial share in the post-Avar purchases for' reconstruction.