NEW ZEALAND'S TRIAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 702, 30 November 1933, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND'S TRIAL

(Press Assn.—

PULLS THROUGH GOVERNOR-GENERAL PLEASED WITH APPROACHING RECOVERY PEOPLE CON GR ATULATED

-By Telegraph — Copyrlght).

Christchurch, Wednesday. "During the past two and a half to three years the whole world has been passing through a period of exceptional economic stress, but I have never had the smallest doubt that New Zealand would pull through that period of trouble with success and possibly with some advantage to her people," said the Governor-General at a civic reception tendered him at Cheviot to-day. He continued: "Now that the clouds are lifting and prices for a primary produce, particularly for wool, are improving I take this opportunity -of expressing my fervent congratulations to the people of all classes and occupations in New Zealand for the steadfastness, patience and optimism which they have displayed during this period of anxiety. You have sliown that you possess those charaeteristies which have made the British race so great." After discussing the general improvement in trade and in industry in Britain, His Excellency said that thu. British nmrket in normal conditions would be able to absorb what New Zealand produces. "I say that," he continued, "because it has been said that the position of the British primary producer is going to be so much improved that he will be able to produce everything, or practically everything for- his own country. That 5 is a big illusion. There is a population of 46,000,000 to be fed and the population is increasing. There is going to be unlimited demands for -the best produce New Zealand can supply as long as tbe quality is uniformly good. Your safety lies in tightening up the grading 6f your produce for exporh, rather than putting on the. market third. grade produce:"