N.Z.'S DEVELOPMENT
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Minister's Figures
(By Telegraph — J
TAUMARUNUI, This Day. The Hon. F .Langstone, Minister of Lands, in opening the Winter Show, quoted figures showing the ' development of the Dominion in the past year. Exports, as compared with those for the previous year, had increased by £10,000,000, he said, and imports had increased by the same amount. There were 266 more factories and production was worth £10,500,000 more. People employed in industries had increased ,by 7000, receiving an additional £1,500,000 in wages. The wages bill for the whole Dominion during the past two years had shown an increase of £19,000,000, Pensioners numberecl 17,000 more than a year ago and received an additional £2,000,000. There had been 27,000 more niotorrcars sold this year, and 49,000 more radio sets.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 136, 25 June 1937, Page 5
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