PREMIER’S PRAISE

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19895, 26 May 1936, Page 3

PREMIER’S PRAISE

“SPECTACLE OF LIFETIME.” TRUST IN GOVERNMENT. PROSPERITYS llliTL'llN EVIDENT. The scene in the Bledlsloe Hall was described by the Prime Minister, Mr savage, as the spectacle of a lifetime when he spoke to 5000 people before declarlng the show officially open this afternoon. Mr Savage stressed the signs of roturnlng prosperity and said that l under the Labour reglmo IncreasIng production would be met, as It should be, by enhanced returns. “I want to join with my colleagues in describing this gathering us one of the grealcsl special-Its of {L lil'u~limc," declared Mr Savage, “1 can’t say anything less lhun lhul nlJoul 11. ’l‘hls is a wonderful hull, \\‘ilh :1 wonderful audience here for lhc purpose of tak—ing part in a. wonderful Sllo\\'.”

The Premier said that. his colleagues hail referred to his first. 1)lll)li4' fume—l Hull and hc [)IJillll'll out lhul he haul born so busy ilct‘ltlring' H 11! ulll sys—lcm, which how people doubling their prwlucliuu \\ithuul inrrru~iug their incomes, closed. that ln- hull found no lime to llL’L‘lLllT‘ :mylhing open. He upprw-ialell [he privilrsu that the assucialion hail ulcmlud lu him. Productlon and Income. Men and women had slruggled for the greater part of :1 liar-limo Io prom tliaL prmlucliwn lluil nut I‘uilcnl—cvi»' don"t: of llii: 11ch \\‘us illlllill'CHL to« (lay, Prmlurliun hzul nut failed hul [nu‘mt‘nl hml. llu \\us lll‘li‘rmiur-d in >lloqu Ihr, rusl of his dams in l'lolpingl lhr pcuple ul' Hm munlr)‘. During] llll‘ last LlCL'flkln nr an llu‘ primary pro- 1 llui'rrs m' the Ihmliniuu liiul duululwl; lhrir lurmlm'linn \\illinul llll‘l'l'dblllf—‘Ji llu'ir inrnnw in any l‘llllhllll'l'Jilln‘ ilr~l gin-r. 'l'lli.~ slulr ul‘ €|lTllll'\ \\u.~ Hui lu; lw .l”l'\\l"l in rulilihllr. In rplh' of .|! [NV suilnm‘s hu \\anlml ”1" public lul lllllll'l’nlJlltl llml luv \\.u.~ lun‘wnl Inl tlm‘lm'l- lri\ .‘llll'L‘l-Illl’v in Hip ]rl'n|lll‘.l “ 'J'llwiwv is lln nvml fur luv Irv rln‘dkl “1' I'.il|m:: \\'ilh ,nm ii, \\l' ‘ll'l‘ m.) _-.-...! in}.- Inl’:l|.hnl,;m.\\m},l “.lnl In W! \\illl )Hll \\lwrrwr )Hll arr." :ullll‘ll' _\lr .‘l.l\ll.¥l'. " \uu arr ill-in: Inlnl ”I‘ll? [um um! lvi lu- (ll'lll’ll‘l‘Wl Illiilll. l mu. li'llim: )Hll Hllll l>|ml| .il\\ln.~ lvl‘ \\llll )uH. Hamil-ll .mur rm “In-mliun I can: >l‘v‘ Ilullizn: illvmll lull Ilrlmlwril}, I Returnlnu Prosperity. ! "M; ulullor \\hlch \\u) uuc lurual

jt‘here is unmistakible evidence of returning prosperity in New Zealand," added Mr Savage. He quoted numerous figures illustrating his point. For the five months from December 1, ‘1935, to April 30, 1936, exports from New Zealand totalled £22,000,000, an increase of £6,700,000 on the figures for the same period last year. This meant that the producers of wool received 40 per cent more for their produce, bulter producers ‘2O per cent‘. cheese producers, 21 per cent, and beef producers H per cent. The imports increased by £2,000,000 for the some period, showing that there was increased purchasing power and conlidence. The Sales Tax. "I am not responsible for the col—iection of the sales tax,“ continued the Prime Minister, “and I want to say that I am looking forward to the time when we have a more scientilic method of the collection ‘of our revenue. However, the figures from the sales tax for the first four months of this year show an increase of 1:3 per cent—another striking example of the increased purchasing power of the people." Building permits had also increased remarkably, the rise being over 600, 000 for the first four months of the year. This meant that homes were being built—and not before time—

i while factories and warehouses were vialso helm:~ erectedi i Referring to unemployment the - Prime Minister stated that this was ' one of the greatest considerations of ' the era. Despite record produt'tion there was record unemployment. During the past four months unemploy—ment hall dt‘t‘l‘l'il‘t’l] h) 11 per rent. This did not menu that he “as, satisiled and he reiterated that he would not rest until all people were fitted ‘ economically into the financial situa- ‘ tion, ' “will Never Let You Down." l “\\’e are. assrml‘ilmt in \\'eliinglon ‘ at, present in rni‘lenwnr in make New IZr‘nlnntl :i lu'ttr'r plnre in live in and ll tr‘ll you Hint til] )‘uli rnn irliy in the I.‘winm mine us )nu lil‘lltlll("‘ .\nu \\’ili ; never be free frnm trnlihlr‘. \Yy ilnt) ii while l mu un mrlh is in hrlp Hl!‘ ‘ Imuplo in he l'rm‘." he s‘iirli ‘; .\lr <:l\.i:e >ll|ll l'”ll§|'tl(lllfl“"“>‘ hull :lmvn pmn'wl NH llnn Jill] M» \linifitl‘l‘\ ,1 for the “Mk l:.||\inv‘i \\tis lIIIIUK in ,I lint}. the inrnillli'n‘l‘~, l “\\v h.i\r hurl .:n_\lhin: hut .1 fiiir ,i'lm {ruin the l|l'\\\]nl]'i‘l~ ui' Hilh i'nllll' ! try," Ilm-l,i|'l-Il \lr Smutu 'tml 1 MM .g ,wn ilmi \\lmt ”li' n-iuqmiwi" l‘v'tuw ’tn In|i|uli~li \\l' “lit lint mrr Iln- .iir iriulii. iniu )Irlil' Iluill":~." " \nil \\IH lli'\t‘|' ii.:\v- mnw In In" iwnl'i‘y l'nl' Iln- \\‘u _\uu xuiml in [lnt ‘:H"' limu-rnlnvni Mini 'l‘l‘lil‘i .»1.~.-|nm_" Ith- punt-llnlmi. "In liii- IlJlllv' n" the ltmh-rmw-ut ni' t'ri.\ i'Hltllil') loin Ive-u----imixu \nll that \\e \\ilt ll‘.\lJl [LL 3011 = demu."