NEW ZEALAND’S FUTURE

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 13 September 1930, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND’S FUTURE

GOVERNOR’S OPTIMISM

THRIFT HABIT ADVOCATED

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON. Sept. 12. Expressing himself a profound optimist as far as the destinies and prosperity of New Zealand were concerned, the Governor-General affirmed his opinion that with such gieat assets as this country possessed it would emerge sooner than any other from the present period of depression. When speaking at a smoke concert staged bv the Wellington Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen’s Association this evening His Excellency had high words of praise-for the various nliilantL:epic work performed by the i association. His Excellency said the aims of the association were to promote harmony, social intercourse and integrity, andi the good, name of the profession. and last but not least to m emote philanthropic work. This philanthropic work was deserving of the respect and gratitude of all their fellow countrymen ais well as of the members, of the association, for generous support lvad keen extended to lr.nnv national philanthropic movements. The volume and variety of the association’s! work would be hard for finy other organisation to emulate', at least to surpass. Tf one man suffered fill the others suffered with him, anxl this lie suggested was a text above all others that every mam, woman and child in the Dominion wouid have to make a. guiding rule of their lives durum the next two or three years. Thrift also would have to be practised. The people could not aftotd to abandon the habit of thrift which had made the old pioneers the human successes they were. ‘ ‘There are a few cloud's scudding •m iosis the sunshine of commercial and industries prosperity to-day,” His F.'xoe II Oil lev said, “hut so far as this country is conrenied I am a profound optimist. As time goes' on you, will find that the qualities inherent in the best type of New Zealand and the great assets von have in your incomparable climate and potentially fertile soil will enable the Dominion to emerge sooner than iim' other country from the femora ry slough of despond.” Pessimism was said to be the handmaid of national decay, lie said. “Might. I .suggest to you all,” His Fxeellbnev conclude! amidst laughter, ‘that in these difficult times when money is not too plentiful you all take e-.rc to isoe that purchasers obtain good value for their money. My own commercial experience' is that what is: c.heaiv cst is not always best value, either in goods or in brains. If you want the best you must expect to pay a .reasonable price for it.”