LOCAL INDUSTRIES
(To the Editor.)
Sir,—The best reply to Mr. E. W. Nicolaus is the statement made by our previous ■ Governor-General, • • Lord Bledisloe, who said:—"lt is true patriotism and the height of prudence1 to support local industries by purchasing their products. If these are not available of the description, quality, and price desired, then—and then only —is the purchase of imported goods justifiable. > Your prosperity and the value of your money are materially increased by giving preference to New Zealand goods."
Obviously, if we obtain better prices for our exports overseas, we shall import more from overseas in return. The only question is: What shall we import? There are plenty of commodities of kinds not produced in New Zealand which we need, and which must in any case be obtained from overseas countries. > Moreover, it should be realised that approximately one-half of 'all bur present imports from Great Britain consist of plant, materials,; and components required for the use_of New Zealand* industries. If we buy more New Zealand goods, we automatically .increase the Dominion's importation of plant, materials, and components from Great Britain.— I am, etc.,
A. E. MANDER. New Zealand Manufacturers' Federa- ; tion.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19350504.2.43.6
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 104, 4 May 1935, Page 8
Word Count
194LOCAL INDUSTRIES Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 104, 4 May 1935, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in