People Urged to Buy New Zealand Goods

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 891, 7 February 1930, Page 1

People Urged to Buy New Zealand Goods

SUN’ POLICY VINDICATED

GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S APPEAL

Special to THE SUN WELLINGTON, Today

Exactly a year ago The Sun inaugurated a national campaign, in conjunction with the Auckland Manufacturers’ Association, for the encouragement and development of New Zealand industries. This policy was strikingly vindicated last night on the occasion of tlie farewell to the Gov-ernor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson, in the Town Hall.

In the course of his reply to the citizens’ address, Sir Charles made a strong plea to the people of New Zealand to buy New Zealand-made goods. They would be astonished, he said, at the difference it would make to the well-being of the country, and how far it would go toward solving the difficulty of unemployment. “The last time her Excellency left New Zealand,” said Sir Charles with a humorous smile,” she left in fear; this time she leaves in a dress of New Zealand-made cloth, and although I am sure the fear will still be there, it may be a little modified by the pleasure in which she regards the effect of that dress.

“I believe that very shortly there is going to be launched a great appeal to the people of New Zealand to support their own industries and to buy New Zealand-made goods. (Applause.) lam not going to dwell long on that point. All I would like to say is that if we could only support those Industries as they should be supported, what a difference it would make in the life of the country, how much employment it would give, and how far it would go toward solving that difficult problem. May I make an appeal to you to give preference always to New Zealand-made goods ? (Cries of “Hear, hear,” and applause.) Failing New Zealand goods, British goods, and failing British goods, Empire goods. (Renewed applause.) And I do believe, from what I have seen of the industries of this country, that if only you would patronise and ask for New Zealand goods you would be astonished at the range and quality of what is being manufactured in this country, and- of which a great many people at present know very little.” (Applause.)