PROSPERITY

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 580, 5 February 1929, Page 8

PROSPERITY

SIR JOSEPH WARD LOOKS AHEAD

NO CAUSE FOR FEAR

Fress Association WELLINGTON. Mon<Uv The financial and industrial ot tl. for New Zealand was referred t. Z optimistic terms by the Prim. vT ter. Sir Joseph Ward, at a dinner dered to the British Trade Comlsioner, Mr. L B. Beale, to-night “Why should there be’anv fear about the future of New Zealand’ w have had good years in the past’ k e l believe this coming year is 4? be one of very remarkable prosit? for every section of the commniffir*' iMid the Prime Minister. "Yon bound to have unemployment, but w have to handle the position as u arises. “ This country is in a remarkably good position. That we have to h* careful is beyond all question. I , a ;: instructions after coming into offic, to all the departments to do their bes* to keep expenditure down. Why? For the reason that I knew that we could not have anything like as good a financial result this year as the Government had the year before. We have the best quarter of the year to come We are looking forward hopefully to a surplus in the ordinary revenue. Not one of us need be afraid of the future.’’ Sir Joseph said that since taking office he had hardly been out of Wellington. The reason was that he had been ascertaining just where the country stood financially. Later on be hoped to be able to visit various part, of the Dominion.