PATRIOTISM IN TRADE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20249, 8 May 1929, Page 12

PATRIOTISM IN TRADE.

USING LOCALLY-MADE GOODS

APPEAL TO NEW ZEALANDERS

An address entitled "Publicity Propaganda in tho Interest of Dominion-mado Goods" was given at the luncheon of the Auckland Advertising Club yesterday by Mr. W. R. Bagnall, formerly of Auckland, who has been connected for five years with tho Australian Preference League. The president, Mr. G. C. Codlin, presided over a good attendance. The buying of Dominion-mado goods was a practical form of patriotism which came within reach of all citizens, Mr. Bagnall said. The fact that there was unemployment in New Zealand was definite evidence that the people had not been practising this patriotism. Last year New Zealand had spent £45 a head in buying goods and products made overseas. If every New Zealander had a sense of patriotic duty the country would advance much more rapidly. Referring to the loss of young men attracted to other countries, Mr. Bagnall said there were no less than 50,000 Australians in California, and thero were 20,000 New Zealanders in Sydney. Both Australia and New Zealand had been too slow to realise the significance of the secondary industries in building up a self-contained country. Tho growth of the secondary industries was not to tho detriment of the primary industries. Mr. Bagnall gave details of tho "Great White Train," advertising Australian products, which toured Australia recently. By means of this publicity, great benefits had been achieved by Australian manufacturers.