IMPROVING SLOWLY

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 7 August 1933, Page 4

IMPROVING SLOWLY

CONDITIONS IN DOMINION. MINISTER’S GUARDED OPTIMISM (Bj Telegraph -Pivsa Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 5. “Upon such an occasion as this, one is expected to make some allusion to certain conditions and future prospects. I suppose some of you are expecting me to say we have turned the corner, but I am going to avoid that particular expression and coniine myself to the statement that generally matters are improving,” said the Hon. J G. Cobbe when opening the Christchurch winter show and exhibition on Saturday evening. “I am pleased to say they are improving slowly, and 1 sincerely hope che improvement will be steady,” conJnued the Minister. “We don’t want any more booms in New Zealand, and ,ve don’t want an era of excessively nigh prices; but there is just enough sunshine to be seen in the working of the affairs of the country to-day to cake, away some of the ammunition of .hose who love to talk of gloomy outlooks and possible disasters to come.” Mr Cobbe said it was a mistake to suppose the Government was not interested in local manufacturing industries. Although many members of the Government were farmers, most of them had some association with business and some had spent their lives it. business. All of them recognised chat the manufacturing industries .died a big place in the national life. The show itself supports in a measure the Minister’s optimism. It is considered the best display of manufactures ever assembled at Christchurch. The show is certainly an interesting and attractive display. All die available space was booked weeks before the opening, and yesterday the Attendance was more than IQOO greater. Jian on the opening day last year.