CURE FOR PRESENT ILLS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 December 1930, Page 2

CURE FOR PRESENT ILLS

INDIVIDUAL EFFORT ADVISED. Unselfishness as a cure for present economic ills was prescribed by the Hon. J. B. Donald, Postmaster-Gener-al, when speaking at the opening of the'Mount Albert Post Office. “While I am not a pessimist,” said the Minister, “I believe that next year is going to be harder than the year Ave are just passing through. 1 don’t say that is any reason for being down in the dumps. The great thing is to realise where tve stand, and. what we need. . . . We need to take selfishness out of our oAyn hearts. If AA r e AvoAild do that, the troubles in NeAV Zealand Avould become things of the past.” The Minister said he Icucav many people Avere looking to the Government to put everything fight, but a Government alone could not accomplish it. All liarl to take a part in solving the difficulties. "The host way to solve a difficviUv is to solve it yourself. If Ave make pii our minds to do our b»st to heln those Avhn are having a bad time, then probably the Go\’ern-m-nt AA'on’fc h« asked to do so much. Wo lie’-o to do oi”- best as individuals to :assist n”r broth'”’*' and sisters aalio pro put of AA-nrk. Tbore are many of us aa’lio could frjvo odd inks to them.”