UNITY NEEDED

Hokitika Guardian, 9 December 1931, Page 3

UNITY NEEDED

" return to .prosperity. APPEAL by GOVERNORGENERAL. • ; ' " FEILDING, December 7, The ; Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, and’Lady Bledisloc, paid an official ; visit to Feilding to-day and received a

civic welcome from the borOugh council -11116 the ’ citizens of the Oroua. Pohangina, Kiwitea and Manawatu counties. The Mayor (Mi- TayiOr) in offering a welcome, said that their 'Excellencies, by they sympathy, kindliness and willingness to help all classes had > ndeared themselves to the people of the Dominion. They had been a tower of strength in these times of distress.

The Hon. J. G. C.obbe said that "..Lord BJcd’sloe had ben one of the foremost fanners in Great Britain and was a leading financier. His help and advice had 'ben exceedingly valuable to the New Ze a fin id Government.

Lord Bledisloe said he was specially interested in the children. It pleased him that tb v recognised that education should be built on a Christian format’on. The country needed to keep the foundation sound to overcome the difficult problem facing -them. He

spoiev on th._ need for defence and said he was glad this country was maintaining a navy. Regarding the army nothing pleased him better than the way i.n which employers and young men were supporting the volunteer system. TOO EXTRAVAGANT.

Oil the economic position Lord Bfed'isloe said New Zealand need , to stop a'll extravagance, ' individually, municipally and nationally. This Dominion was wonderfully endowed by nature -a.no by providence,- but the people had been too extravagant ni good, times. They must now tighten t.lirir belts. He strongly urged ■ thepeople to buy from their best customer, the Old Land. They could not afford to buy from foreigners, as that upset tb .i exchange. He believed that Britain would, adopt a tariff which would help industries in Britain and stimulate Imperial trade.

INTERNAL PEACE. ‘‘We have just had a general- elecjtion in this country,”' said his Excellency. *T think it has been fairly fought. \Ve have now to bend our minds to getting the utmost solidarity and harmony in working out and puv-ing-‘theaway for a return of prosperity. AV.e’muSit *not have internal dissensions. T appeal to you and through you to all, right-minded people to study points ol contact rather than points of difference for the purnose of securing internal peace and harmony and economic welfare.’’

Their Excellencies asked for a holiday for the schools. They then visited the agricultural high school. ami a number of farms in the district. - Anofficial luncheon was given bv the local bodies. Their jExeellencies - later left for Dannevirke.