AN OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1930, Page 2

AN OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK

Ever sinco Lord Bledisloc reached New Zealand" ho has utilised even possible opportunity to impress upon Ins many public audiences bis confidence in the future of the Dominion and his strong conviction of the immense value of its natural resources. The address delivered by His Excellency in Wellington recently was quite in keeping with his previous utterances on this subject, and deserves the warm gratitude of ine people of New Zealand. At such a timo as this, when pessimists are pondering gloomily over debts and falling prices, it is a relief to receive from the Governor-General this assurance of h:»> faith in the great potentialities of the country and his film belief in its ability' to weather any commercial or financial sporm that is likely to assail it. Lord BJedisloo naturally attaches most importance to our primary ‘industries, on which, as lie rightly says, the prosperity of other forms or production must depend. But lie also spoke strongly in favour of supporting our secondary - industries by purchasing home-made commodities, and lie advocated the. extension of trade with Britain as a means of “keeping the money in the family.” If the people of New Zealand would only take the Governor-General’s advice in these matters, and at the same time borrow from him a little of the cheery confidence that seems pcrennndh to inspire him, there would soon be a change for the lvitre in the atmosphere of our litile o mmorelal and industrial world.