HON. W. NASH’S MESSAGE

Grey River Argus, 14 August 1937, Page 9

HON. W. NASH’S MESSAGE

FROM THE “MATAROA” Results of his Visits Abroad [Per Press Association], AUCKLAND, August 13. The “New Zealand Herald” requested the Minister of Finance, Hon. W. Nash, aboard the Mataroa, to forward a message to the people of New Zealand, ..on the eve of his return from England. Mr Nash has sent the following radio message in reply:— “My visit to the Old Country has been well worth while. I left from Auckland with many questions unsettled, and with a great deal of work to be done. I am returning to Auckland knowing the answers to most of these questions, and knowing that all the work that it has been humanly possible' to complete has been completed. Negotiations in the United Kingdom, investigations made, and discussions with other countries will yield results that will not only be of immediate practical and economical benefit to New Zealand, but will provide us with material which will help us to build a better life for all New Zealanders. I have with me exhaustive reports on economic, social, and administrative life in England, which are of concern to New Zealand. What are our marketing problems in En land? Our publicity problems? Our questions of Imperial relations? All aspects of these and other questions have been fully explored. This, of course, is in addition to the negotiation of trade agreements. As my visit to the United Kingdom commenced at the Brititsh Government’s request prior to Xmas time, my negotiations were interrupted by the Abdication procedure and the Xmas holidays, but, in spite of unavoidable interruptions of this nature, the negotiations made solid progress. I shall have more to say on this later. “The position in regard to Tasman shipping, Tasman airways, Pacific shipping, and Pacific airways is to some extent already known. Negotiations in connection with these have not been without their difficulties, but the results are of enormous importance to New Zealand, depending as she does, perhaps, more than any other country, on outside communication. "The question of national health insurance and national superannuation is one which has had attention, both in the United Kingdom and in New Zealand. I am hoping that New Zealand will be able to build a system superior to that in any other country. There is much work to be done, but I am confident that it can be done.”