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Hokitika Guardian, 2 January 1929, Page 4

11 avi N« referred to tlio particularly bright prospects ahead of West-land in to t!i< j development ol' .its resources during the coining year, some reference could l:c made very appropriately here to the new pr.spects ot the Dominion generally These have been summed up very .succinctly by a North Island paper, and we cams'?! do better than reproduce the statement as some immediately confirmation of omown general views on the outlook, to which we referred in the previous issue wlimi summarising New Zealand’s experience over the year just closed. The paper says: The true index.of the country’s progress and prosperity is provided only by a study of its primary production. Any other criterion is unreliable, if not actually futile. Our agricultural population continues to stand us in good stead; the season’s output by all sections of the industry oilers an eminently hopeful augury for the coming year. The outlook in 1 Kitdi dairying and wool-growing fis gratifyingly promising. A good clip has been placed on the early market by our wool-growers and as far as the sales to date are concerned the return for their lalwnir and capital has teen substantial. The output of dairy produce promises to he more than satisfactory in comparison with the high levels of recent seasons. Climatic conditions have been. ideal and dairymen have been making the most ol them. Thor is no indication of a repetition of last season’s dry summer, and this being so a period of woiiderlul prnducl ivity can be confidently expected. Increased volume is being supplemented by increased value and those two factors in list combine to make the current season one of outstanding note in the Dominion’s dairying history.

Credit for present productive achievements ninst lie attributed in part to the introduction of modern sciential! kiio" ledge among the farmers. The standard of the fiords has been undergoing a gradual but certain imurovenienl.; pastures have been benefiting from I Hitler management and from the judicious use of fertilisers; and general farming practice is being constantly improved in accordance with the latest advances in agricultural research. In the present season’s prosperity the farming community is reaping the just reward of enterprise and ability and this fact supplies one ol the most hopeful auguries the future could have. In addition, there is the record of a definite advance in regard In the export of pig products, veal, apples and honey. Though most of these have not yet reached a stage in which they contribute great sums to the country’s wealth, they are nevertheless phases of production which should-ulti-ma Lely s>'o!! the volume of trade very considerably, and the progress shown adds a harmonious mile to the chord of content at, this time.