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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 32310, 8 September 1943, Page 3

TT T fll 1. New Zealand’s contribution of fighting men —oneI U I fifth Of her male population — has not been bettered 111 I II by any among the United Nations. A ■■ ■ V 2. Despite the withdrawal of approximately 160,000 men, production under all headings has broken all TC TWF PROUD pre-war records. Xq lull * XVV# V** 3. Factory production has increased 36% since war _ broke out —last year’s value being £155,000,000. 4, Farm production exceeds all pre-war records last year’s value being 20% higher than 1939. 5. Coal production has increased 14% since 1939. mi* 6- defence construction has been remarkable — the ATi AND $ equivalent of building 17 new towns, each with a population of 7,000, in record time. TTT K TJ 7. More than 90 modem airfields totalling 10,000 V y JnLxv acres 180 miles of aU “ weather runwa y s have been constructed. T"l T" 1 T 1 f\ Ti ITI / 8. Supplies to the U.S. Forces are estimated at I" J— I- J [ £20,000,000 this year—nearly 8,000 tons of foodstuffs. 9. Post Office Savings Bank deposits have increased • £24,000,000 since 1939 and there is £17,500,000 invested in National War Savings. 10. Ex p° rts 1942 were £81 > 00 °’ 000 ” a 40% increase over 1939. 11. Social Security benefits have been maintained and increased on the most generous scale in the wo.. Id £15,500,000 last year. 12. Although New Zealand is spending £3,000,0C0 a week on war and maintaining the world’s highest standard of social welfare, Labour’s financial policy has been so sound there has been no necessit 7 to increase taxation this year. No wonder Mr. Churchill was able to say “New Zealand has never put a foot wrong”. OUR WAR EFFORT IS THE BASIS OF FUTURE SECURITY AND FREEDOM