SENTIMENT AND TRADE

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 26 August 1933, Page 7

SENTIMENT AND TRADE

NEW MARKETS FOR NEW ZEALAND.

VISITOR'S OPINION ENDORSED

Discussing the suggestion of a recent Anglo- eastern visitor that New Zealand should look for new marKets m the East for her primary products, the Christchurch “Press ’ says 'tell tonally: •"New Zealanders iyre nu« beginning to realise that sentiment is not a substitute for thought anu that for the furtherance of the imperial ideal intelligence is as necessary as loyalty and enthusiasm. ihc quota controversy will . bate had * least one good result if ‘t hils ,"V pressed on them that they must think out their economic salvation lhc old pleasantly simple idea that Aew Zealand can best serve her .own interests and those of the Empire by Selina all her primary produce m Dieuc .Britain and accepting manuu actuied .roods in return is gradually btm„ abandoned. Such an arrangement * excellent while it is possible, but in an increasingly pr«iectiom»t world.a is proving unworkable. -»* . 1 leads to Mr Church’s second piece oi advice, which was that either- tho Government or the various -espoit 01-ir-misations should make a definite attempt to exploit the Eastern maiia'i,Stead of. arguing the gaeatKa. on inadequate information. the pos sibility of selling, some of our Ifc-sS-s inevitable that i>e\\ Great have to continue, to rely on wwc iVtdn :ls its P rmcl P al . , " arkct a"' "small export trade te.th eo-1,1 enable Bn.mmon " face the prospect of quotas much greater equanimity than at present.” -