THE YEAR AHEAD
"The Listener" takes pleasure in presenting a special New Year message from the Rt. Honourable the Prime Minister: "TI welcome the opportunity to send a message to the readers of ‘The Listener’ at a time when everybody is wondering what the New Year holds.
"The past twelve months have brought some _ very hard knocks, and if, at the outset, they had been predicted, some timid people might well have had grounds for despair, yet the people of Britain have shown how it is possible to keep an undaunted spirit in the face of the greatest catastrophes. This is our greatest assurance that we will rise above the difficulties of 1941. "Events of the past few weeks in Africa
give us hope that the forthcoming year will show a better record than the year just past, but we cannot deny that serious problems and difficulties will confront us, and an unfaltering spirit and all our energy will be needed if we are to overcome them. "We have solid grounds for faith and hope that our cause will triumph over the forces of evil that are arrayed against us. The Empire’s growing strength holds the promise of victory.
But our confidence can only be justified if we continue to build up this strength with all the energy and determination we can bring to bear. "New Zealand’s forces on land and sea and in the air are doing their part splendidly and it is our task at home to support them to the utmost. Another
duty that is ours is to supply necessary food and raw material to Britain in increased quantities. A remarkable response from farmers last year seems likely to be eclipsed this year. Production in factories increased last year by nearly 12 per cent., and the momentum does not appear likely to slacken. It is more likely to increase as the new munitions industries develop. "I am _ confident that the workers in
all branches of industry will continue to work with a will to help the country’s war effort and do their part to enable the Empire to encompass the defeat of the Nazi and Fascist enemies of freedom. "TIT extend to your readers every good wish for a happier New Year and for the speedy return of peaceful prosperity and progress."
(Signed )
P.
FRASER
Prime Minister.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 80, 3 January 1941, Page 4
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390THE YEAR AHEAD New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 80, 3 January 1941, Page 4
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