DOMINION PROSPERITY.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1920, Page 8

DOMINION PROSPERITY.

TRADE AND TAXATION. MORE PRODUCTION: LESS TAXATION. "The trade of Now Zealand is the greatest per head of population of all countries in the jrorld," said the Hon. VV. F. itasscy at' the annual conference of the Association of New Zealand Chambers of Commerce. Continuing, lie said that the outlook for the year was good, and the season had been satisfactory as far as producers were eo»cernedj. He believed the commandeer wh'ch was coming to an end had been of great benefit to the people of the T)o----iniriion ill stabilising production during the war on a certain footing. The total amount which would have come to this country by the end of the commandeer wouid be some £150,000.000 for the produce transferred to the Imperial Government. No doubt a free market had its advantages, and now the war was past the country would benefit- New Zealand could produce as much per head of population a3 any country in the world, and of as good quality. The future depended on ourselves. X\~r had to exert ourselves and do our best under whatever circumstances might prevail. The only chance of reducing taxation would be when production increased both in quantity and value. That-should te the aim of the people—to increase production by whatever means lay in their power. Then we should be able to carry the financial burdens, which were admittedly heavy, in comfort.