“A HAPPY NEW YEAR.”

Shannon News, 30 December 1924, Page 3

“A HAPPY NEW YEAR.”

MU AiA&StLY'iS AIRS6AGE. The Prime AI inister has issued the lollowiug New Year message to me people ox the Dominion;— “f or the Nqw. Year, New Zealand’s prospects stre decidedly encouraging. ”ine high prices oniamed lor our wool in tne recent sales must have brought considerable gratification, not only the growers, hut to me people m general of line Dominion.

“uoupled with these fine sales of our wool is the very healthy tone m me markets lor annost all of our oilier primary products. “There is justiiicujiion, therefore, for our looking forward .with- renewed confidence to a prosperous year. “The people of the Dominion, particularly tne farming’ community, had had trying periods, hut. they faced them stoically, and now they have me satisfaction of fe.eling a bright turn of events, and the anticipation oi their fondest expectation being realised. “There is no need for me. to counsel caution. The hitter experience 01 the past will be remembered, and theprofits from the present high prices which are being enjoyed for our products will be used in bringing back that stability which it has- always, been this, country’s object to maintain. . •

“In a -producing country like New Zealand the prosperity of the producers reflects on the whole community, and during Christmas this year and the New Year of 1925 the people should be signally happy and contented. That they may be so is my earnest wish.’*