TOO MUCH SPORTS.
PRIME MINISTER ISSUES A WARNING. Wellington, Last Night. A plea for less sport and more business and production was made by the Premier to-day in replying to a deputation in support of the principle of summer time. “It seems to me,” said Mr. Coates, replying to a statement that the introduction of daylight saving would give more time for sport and recreation, to the physical benefit of the community, “that what we have to direct our people to is the need for more sport—there is a lot of sport in the community already —but greater output. “Quite a lot of interviews I have are on the subject of getting more time for sport. We are doing fairly well for sport, and sport won’t keep the people. We want healthy exercise, but at the same time the serious attention of the people needs to be directed to the need for more effort, more output, more production, whether it be in connection with secondary or primary industries.
“While it may be all right_ to come along and ask for more time for sport, I am more concerned about other needs. We have only to look at our falling prices for' butter, fruit, meat and wool. We will have to make up these deficiences.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3508, 8 July 1926, Page 3
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214TOO MUCH SPORTS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3508, 8 July 1926, Page 3
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