PRESS COMMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1928, Page 3

PRESS COMMENTS.

Anyone who will not liny New Zea-land-made guilds simply because they ‘ are New Zealand-made is hopelessly biased and not Worth bothering about. ' And a manufacturer who is ashamed to I brand his product with Now Zealand’s 1 name deserves no support. On the s other hand, with the air so full ol Ftn- - pire selling and Empire buying appeals. 1 it is desirable that New Zealand-made r goods should lie identified with the EmI pire. But to give them this connection il is not neiessary to use the word j “British,” atul by doing so, to risk oltending otir friends in the United Kingdom. “ Empire goods; .Made in New Zealand ” lilts the hill admirably, and it is to be hoped that all New ‘ Zealand manufacturers will take a lead ’’ from the Canterbury Association in supporting this dual mark.—“ Auckland i ■Sun. Suggestions that the (loveruuteut has abandoned alt essential leattire ol the intermediate credits scheme the 1 administration of loans through cooperative groups—hv opening the way J l for individual borrowers to obtain loans are obviously not. warranted. I’rovision j ' for the formation of co-operative groups was made ill the Act id last session | and is being turned to account. I lie facilities offered to individuals are ait j addition which should lisellllly broaden 1 [lie scope 111 the scheme, and heed in Du way impair its operation as a whole. ( Broadly speaking, the scheme appears ( <o oiler any larnier who is able, individually or as a member Of a co-opera- ” l live group, to give adequate seeiiritv 1 j an opportunity oi obtaining hilcrmedi- | ate credit ItceOtnilloibition on reasonable terms. Only a niagieiaii. <>r a cliarit- ! able institution, could do more. Ibe i scheme undoubtedly is entitled to a I i fair working trial. ’W airarapa Age. j i fie consumer seeks only to buy w hat S be needs on (be best terms as to price ■ ! an.t quality. If lie cannot afford more '■■i than Ills, he will not pay LI for anyl> tiling, no matter where it is made. I! 1 price is less iluportatil to him than the exact satisfaction ol his need, lie will L> buy the suitable article regardless ol I its place ol origin. lie* " prejudice “ spoken of by some iinliiufaei urors does f not exist nowadays, although il may _ have been a fact long years ago. Far ,C more harmful to the progress ol our II manufacturers than’this mythical pres judice is the notorious unwillingness ol 11 many manufacturers to let “ New Zoa- " land made ” light openly against all " other labels. They can never make 11 "New Zealand-made ” symmmnits with "the best ’’ if they do not use the 1 label.—“ Christchurch Bless.” : \Ye believe with Mr Coates that New ‘‘ Zealand is now siilferiug largely Irom “ the elfects ol world-wide linaneial ale “ ceonomi ■ movements which are not I ! directlv within our own control. But 1 this does not exonerate the Government from the responsibility that it lias assumed by pouring thousands ol lllllilin ra Ills into all already crow ded

aboiir market; anil in any case the date iii a democratic country must at■epl respotisihlity lor legislation and ulministiation best ealeulated to pronote the public welfare. The first step should be to form an approximately •orreet estimate of the number ol unemployed, and the Government is now making arrangements lor the registration of all unemployed at the Government bureau. Nothing of practical value can he done till the dimensions ol the problem are more aeettiatelv fixed. Differences of opinion as to the number of unemployed are clearly a serious obstacle to any effective S’ lieme for relict. \\ hen this iliffieult.v is gut over, ihe Government will be prepared to act. anil M.r ( oates tells ns that his programme will he indicated " as soon as we are in a position to state the extent ot the co-ordinated clfnrt for assistance.” Me trust that this will not mean any great delay, tor this effort has been far too long postponed. end is now a matter ol quite desperate urgency. - Auckland ".Star. It is notorious, that tlm whaling industry in the Antarctic, carried on bv foreign vessels in waters that have been brought under the jurisdiction of the Dominion of New Zealand, has commercially assumed considerable importance and proved highly profitable. Whether. it an indiscriminate slaughter ol whales is allowed to go on. it will continue to lie as remunerative a' it is must he distinctly doubtful. The whole position is one that is extremely unsatisfactory. Foreign interests are ex oloiting territory that technically belong to New Zealand to their owl immense advantage and are doing s< by means that threaten the extinctioi of an industry to which, in more favourable circumstances, the altentim ■ J canitalists in the Dominion .nigh be usefully directed upon the expir of the existing arrangements with th licensed whalers. -- “Otago Dail;