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New Zealand Listener, Volume 9, Issue 220, 10 September 1943, Page 11

THIS IS THE PROUD RECORD OF NEW ZEALAND'S WAR EFFORT 1. New Zealand s contribution of fighting men one- 8 Supplies to the US: Forces are estimated at fifth of her male population has not been bettered by �20,000,000 this year- ~nearly 8,000 tons of food- any among the United Nations: stuffs. 2. Despite the withdrawal of approximately 160,000 9. Post Office Savings Bank deposits have increased men, production under all headings has broken all pre- �24,000,000 since 1939 and there is �17,500,000 war records: invested in National War Savings: 3. Factory production has increased 36 % since war 10. Exports in 1942 were �81,000,000- a 40% broke out last year' $ value being � 155,000,000. increase over 1939. 4. Farm production exceeds all pre-war records ~~last 11. Social Security benefits have been maintained and year' $ value being 20% higher than 1939 increased on the most generous scale in the world E 15,500,000 last year: 5 Coal production has increased 14% since 1939. 12. Although New Zealand is spending � 3,000,000 6 Defence construction has been remarkable the a week on war and maintaining the world's highest equivalent of building 17 new towns; each with a standard of social welfare, Labour' s financial policy population of 7,000, in record time: has been SO sound that there has been on necessity to increase taxation this year: 7 . More than 90 modern airfields totalling 10,000 acres with 180 miles of all-weather runways have No wonder Mr. Churchill was able to say "New been constructed: Zealand has never Put a foot wrong OUR WAR EFFORT IS THE BASIS OF FUTURE SECURITY AND FREEDOM Vote LABOURzain