“GET PRODUCE HOME!”

Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1921, Page 4

“GET PRODUCE HOME!”

I —— ■ —- I DIFFICULTY BE(iARDIN(i LONDON RK.M ITTANCES. A I'C'K LAND. .March 1!) ! A New Zealand luisiness man, with a fj;ood solid balance to Ids credit in the! hank, who wanted to pay for floods he I liml lioneht in London, inip;hl natural),' he Surprised if his hanker told him it was impossible to retail tlu l money to London. Mill such is tyenorally the state , of affairs. We in New Zealand are jus! . now exeriencine the same liotihle th;-l | fell on Australia hist year. No matter | hov. non h uninc'.' '"'l mi' have in New! Zealand von will find il most ldi'icilli I m meet l.ilD i!.at you inipht owe in Lon-| dan, oi' in most places overseas, because, tile business ones through London stianpe as this may seem to anyone not Tienuainied with tile mysteries ol hankimc. T c o\pinna.tinn ol the position i; of course the same as thill 111 the' cast' oi the ('omnnuiufaith we have no monov in Loudon, comparatively speak- 1 in;.;. The nniortnnalo . position in re-

• Till'd to wool, iiiid (lie i!)«• xl l li<-;i!)i(• position oi llu* me:! I market means l'mt | here :>ie not being phieed to I i:e el'idlt of New Zealand producers t'e !:i sums el money which Imve lieen ere- 1 1 dlied lo them, especially during the j;a:■ i few- ye:u- . In addition to this we 1 1 :j \\' Suu'Ji imp:?r'i mp; ;it ;m uiiprm <*■ ilchUml ijiio, purliv m\ in lo <*xlrsivii* mince am! partly on illy; to the i'tn-t that nutnv mol)tits’ delayed orders lime hern tilled si iitit ILa tivo; i sly I> y the Home merel'ants. oil! HOI'K : HI'TTK'J AN!) (TIHKKK. Prominent people seen hoped that t e position its lar as New Zealand was eoiieerned would improve h» lore long. The position in Australia had undoubled!v improved. Australia had the advantage of lit tee factors. Tin* lirst was Mail Lhlle'ilO.lHKl of law debt has hern Funded, her line merino wool is just the sort that is fashionable for the moment, and she has had an astoni kingly good | yield of wheat. As that wool and wheat yets Home ii will relieve the tension so iai as Australia is immediately concerned, and New Zealand is hound to share in the advantage, as we can borrow money or buy transactions from them. Hoi innately for New Zealand she has had. or rather is having, a record season for Inilier and cheese —it is probable that the output for the season will show an increase in value oi L‘7,000,01)0 hut the strikes have held up shipments ami this agg: a vales the t rouble. ■•KKDIH K THK I.M I’OIITS.” "(let your pioduce Home, ami reduce imports,” was given in brief as Hie way to end the present dillmulty ol London remittances. At the same time it was pointed out that the stringency merchants were experiencing; would not he without its henelieiai efleels. It would enforce economy— a very necessary lesson at the present time. There was no need to talk about slumps, said one yentlonian : in fact such talk was most, mischievous. New Zealand was a wonderful little country and with proper handline; everything would come right, hut there must he economy. There was no excuse for extravagance, and no country could stand it. if persisted in. All that was wanted was reasonable economy. thrive