Private Enterprise Must Stick Together

Chronicle (Levin), 13 July 1949, Page 2

Private Enterprise Must Stick Together

WELLINGTON, July 12. Closer eo-operatiou among all' bacl; ers of private enterprise, was urged by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr iio: land, when he addressed members oithe Insurance Institute of New Zealanci at a luncheon meeting. Many adherents of the system, he said, had" themselve.to blame for state encroaehxnent be eause they had not been prepared tc leap to the defence of other sections oi ' private enterprise when they wert threatened. by nationalisatibn. It wa." no good saying of any ,move conteni plated by the Government: "Will thix harm us?" The question should be: "Will this harm New Zealand?" "If we belong to any.part o£ the pri vate enterprise systems, we belong io the system as a whole, ' ' he added. Referring to workers ; eompensa'tion msurance, Mr Holland said: "The state or any clther office has no right to" a nionopoly of any part of the trade of this country." It had to be kept in mind that constant interference with the.-rights of ■tradd'-were primarily reftponsible for the world 's present economic troubles. Any impediment placed in the way of trade with Britain, reacted inevitablv against New Zealand. The Government had spoken much about aid to Britain yet it had turned round and created a state monopoly of workers ; insurance. rhis was tantamount to a slap in tlie face. "I don't know how long Britain will put up with it," he said.