NORMAL IN 1933.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 151, 29 June 1931, Page 8

NORMAL IN 1933.

NEW. ZEALAND CONDITIONS. MR. E. DAVIS' PREDICTION. COUXTERBLAST TO PESSIMISM. Speaking during the presentation of prizes at the Yorkshire Canary Show on Saturday night, the patron,, Mr. Ernest Davis, drew attention to a burst of song from the canaries, and said a line of thought could be drawn from that for tsonie to keep a little more cheery, under the trying conditions existing* than they were doing. Mr. Davis said although it was idle to disguise facts that everyone, himself included, was suffering, and although all had the greatest of sympathy with the unemployed in particular, still he felt-that the > broadcasting of pessimsm was being carried too. far, and throwing an- exaggerated gloom over, the community which was doing no good, in fact, doing harm. " . He said that in England, where depression in trade was far greater than here, they were bearing it all with a wonderful spirit, and in, his opinion the situation in-New Zealand was infinitely better than in Australia, where New South Wales, in particular, was in a very bad way indeed. In Xew Zealand it cvas a great deal the contrast with preceding years of prosperity .that was intensifying the psychological effect he was referring to. Mr. Davis ventured the opinion, based upon the world situation, that the next six months in New Zealand probably would be severe, but this time next year wo would be forging ahead and by 1933 would see normal business established. "You can 'count me out' at the annual show that year if my prediction does not prove correct," he said in conclusion.