DEEPLY APPRECIATED

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 23 November 1927, Page 7

DEEPLY APPRECIATED

NEW ZEALAND’S PREFERENCE. FOSTERING EMPIRE TRADE. MR. A MERY AT AUCKLAND. (BY TELEGRAPH—PRESB ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND. Nov. 22. At a luncheon arranged by the Chamber of Cofimiercee, the Ftmployens’ Association and the Manufacturers’ Association in honour of the Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, Secretary of State for the Dominions, Sir Francis Bell paid a tribute to the ,sucoes_s which, the guest of honour had achieved, in his present high office, more especially by hie Avlsdom in overcoming the difficulties, of distance betAA-een the Motherland and the Empire’s territory overseaig. Mr Amery, Avho was presented A\-ith a large cake in honour of his birthday, spoke of the change in Empire sentiment Avhich had come about during the war- In recent times many new reciprocal treaties had been entered into within the Empire and no more nemarkable preference had been given than that Avhich had been, givr±n by Noav Zealand (applause). “You are hoaa- giving an immense measure of preference,” acLdtsd _ the streaker, “which is deeply appreciated by hard-pressed people at Home. We do appreciate the fact that in proportion to her population. NeAv Zealand is the largest buyer of British -poods, and on our side I may say Britain is practical 1a- unanimous in realising the value of Empire trade. (Applause). Deal inn Avith the fosterin" of Empire trade, Mr Amery remarked that one could not get a" British purehaiser to take a bad article at a good price, but, given the Quality, the Home Government could undoubtedly do much to help in the Avav of arranging “Empire shopping weeks” with a vieAv to getting him or her (aiid “she” Avas * important factor) to get into the habit of asking for Empire goods. He beOieved the Dominions had felt the benefit of the Avork done at Wembley and since in the Avav of promoting Empire produce. (Applause). 'Mr Amery received numerous deputations during the day and was th,9 guest of the Auckland Club at ail At Home in the afternoon, and of the Northern Club at dinner. JETe leaves to-morroAV morning for Waharoa to visit the dairy factory, and will later visit the Ruakura Experimental Farm, then motoring to Hamilton, and joining the train at Frankton Junction for Hangatiki. He Aviill then motor to the Waitomo Caves and .after inspecting the gloAA’-AVorm cave, ayIII return to the train at Hangatiki for the night. Next day he will go to Te Kuiti and motor from there to New Plymouth.

MIGRATION MATTERS. POLICY OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT. AUCKLAND, Nov. 22Air.' L. C. M. S. Amery, received a deputation concerning immigration. Air. W. J. HoldsAvorth explained the operations of the Ncaa - Zealand Land Settlement League AA-liicli, he said, desired to assist in helping Britain to settle some of her people on the land in. this Dominion, and in return suggested that Britain should- give the Dominions reciprocal treatment for their primary products. Air. Amery said that a remarkable chance had occurred in the point of view or the British GoA-ernment compared Avith that AA’hich was held, say, 20 years ago. Then the British Government Avas not concerned Avliere British people Avent, but to-day they were spending not far from £2,000,000 a year assisting settlement in various parts of the Empire, and they had undertaken to spend, when the scheme had fully developed. £3,000.000 a. year. They .were as much concerned svs the Dominions that the right people should be ■selected ; that none should be sent to the Dominions but those likely to make good. The whole machinery of assisted immigration was ba-sed on the principle >f entrusting full responsibility of selection to the Dominions themselves, so that they might lay doAvn their own. firs a.s to what type of people were to be receiA'ed. On tlie AA'hole good results were being attained and not a very large proportion of those who came out. for" specific purposes were drifing into occupations in which they were not wanted.

MESSAGE TO WOMEN. BUY IMPERIALLY., AUCKLAND, .Nov. 22. An ambassadress of. Empire! Vivid and clear-cut- remains the impression left by an interview with. Mrs. Amery. She is an ambassadress in the. fullest sense of the term, bringing to the women of New Zealand a. message no less vitally important than that which the Secretary pi State brings for the Dominions. The message is _ one to which every woman '.should give heed. It is to think Imperially, to strengthen by every means within your power the bonds that unite the great commonwealth of British nations. _ To the question, are the women of England taking any real and active interest in the matter of Imperial cooperation? Mrs. Amery gave a quick and emphatic reply. Yes, undoubtedly thev are. The work of the Empire Marketing Board is receiving the whole-hearted -support of the women, all through the country. Women are now thinking Imperially and buying Imperially, and this is true not only of the women of one elass, but also of every class. The Marketing Board has done splendid propaganda work, and not onlv big London stores, hut every little * grocery shop in the oonutry districts, are now making a feature of the sale of Empire goods. The board has created a demand for foodstuffs produced within the Empire, and housewives are saying: “Why should I buy canned fruit from California or butter from Denmark when I can get them from Australia and New Zealand?” “It is the housewife who puts the ideal of Imperial trading into actual practice, and I think every woman in New Zealand would be interested to know how nnrh the women in. England are doing to actively help on the principle of trade within the "Empire,” said Mrs. Amery. “One tiling that this tour has impressed upon me greatly is the sense of unity of our all belonging to one family. ' I felt it in Africa and again in Australia, and I know it is . going to be just the same here in New Zealand. There is really no feeling-of ( strangeness at all. We seem to he i among friends all the while, and it has made our tour of each country : a de--1 light.”