PRESS COMMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 April 1928, Page 4

PRESS COMMENTS.

When there is a drift from the rural districts the amount of unemployment may lie fairly accurately indicated by th(> extent of that drift, for it is impossible for the towns to absorb the workless the country imposes upon it when such conditions arise as at present exist in New Zealand. It is futile to attempt to convince anyone that an improvement in the economic situation is indicated by the trade barometer. Until land prices are stabilised at a figure based on production and the farming population has been increased in accordance with the increase in the Dominion’s financial obligations-, there can he no hope of a return to normal prosperity. It is equally hopeless to believe that the position can to any appreciable extent right itself.—“ Southland Daily News.”

Attractive salaries naturally draw the most highly qualified teachers, and if. the attractive salaries are not offering in the university colleges of the Dominion the more brilliant intellects in our midst naturally tend to drift to other parts of the world where greater value is placed on their services. Instances in point could he and have been eitolt. A cabled message this week from Vancouver offers -the information : “Australia lias robbed Canada of two leading scientific research workers because they were not paid enough here.” It was unkind of Australia to do such a thing, but Canada was taking a risk apparently in the exercise of too much economy. Tlv advertisement hearing .the name of Otago University which has been given a probably rather unexpected gratuitous publicity is not. we think it must he agreed, altogether calculated to mngnifv the name and add to the prestige of an educational institution which has some reason to take a just pride in its reputation.—“Otago Daily Tinnae.”