By all available tests, the prosperity of New Zealand ranks high. By general consent, the United States is the wealthiest nation in the world. An esimnte of its wealth in 1923, published recently, gave an average of about £ISOO per head of population, a figure that agrees closely with calculations l»v the League of Nations, and places the United States far ahead of any of the other great countries, the equivalent figure for Great Britain being about £376. Yet, according to the Government Statistician’s estimate of the national wealth of New Zealand in 1925. the average per head was £654. Such comparisons may have only an academic interest, but they are a salutary corrective for the tendency to deride (dj.,*:advantages o£ life in Noiy Zealand Star.”- -
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Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1928, Page 1
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126Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1928, Page 1
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