PRIMARY PRODUCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 283, 30 November 1933, Page 19

PRIMARY PRODUCE.

WHEE SAFETY LIES. TIGH7NING UP GRADING. LORD XEDISLOE CONFIDF.NT. (By Tcfcrapfo.—Press Association.) CHSTCHUUCH, Wednesday. "Duringhe last two and a half to three year; the whole world 'lias been passing thligh a period of exceptional economic s?ess, T)Ut I have never had the smallct doubt that New Zealand would pul through that period of trouble wit success and possibly even with some advantage to hex* people," said the Gcernor-General, Lord Bledisloe, at a die reception tendered him at Cheviot \-day. "Now tha the clouds are lifting and prices for ptnary produce, particularly for wool, ar*.improving," continued his Excellency, ' take this opportunity of expressing rr fervent congratulations to the peopkpf all classes and occupations in. Newtfealand for the steadfastness, patiencdand optimism which they have display} during this. period of anxiety. Voii have shown that you possess those precious characteristics which have lade the British race so After disputing the general improvement in tradeand industry in Britain, Lord Bledisloceaid: "The British market in normaloonditions will be able to absorb wliatrou produce. I say that because it has een said that the position of the Britsh primary producer is going to be so hucli improved that he will be able toiproduce everything, or practically everything, for his own country. That is a »g illusion. There is a population of 40)00,000 to be fed there, and the populatin is increasing. There is. going to be aij unlimited demand for the best produce New Zealand can supply, as long as tie quality is uniformly goad. Your safey lies in tiglitening-up the grading of ywr produce for export, rather than puttiig; on the market thirdrate produce."