WINTER SHOW

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1935, Page 3

WINTER SHOW

OPENED BY LORD GALWAY AUCKLAND, July 10. In opening the Auckland Winter Show to-night, the Governor-Gene-ral (Viscount Galway) said : “The purport of a show such, as this is the improvement and maintenance of the high quality of industries. The thing always to strive for is the best, and it is best not to be bothered with the second grade and the third grade. If we can get the best, wf will always find a market. "1 do not intend to plunge into a political discussion,” said His Excellency. “That is for the statesmen Lvho govern, this country. I can, however, tell you from my own knowledge that in the Home country the greatest sympathy is being felt for New Zealand, which the People at Home knew to be the Britain of the South Seas, the most loyal Dominion, and of the greatest help to the Mother Country in time of crisis. The Home Government and England—J speak *rom the Home viewpoint—ha s got to take an interest in the Home producer as much as in the Empire producer. J know it is the feeling that they wish to draw both closer together, if it is possible to do so, to bring prosperity to the producers of England and the Dominions also ; but there are difficulties—the balance of trade, the textile industry, the heavy industries, coal —a hundred and one interests all tend to merge aml make some of these problems difficult of solution.”

As his listeners knew, said His Excellency, Britain has been somewhat late in adopting its present policy. Some people had said the Ottawa .agreements' were not perfect. It was difficult to make anything perfect at the first trial; but the statesmen of the Dominions and the others were doing their utmost to lay the ' foundation of prosperity for the future.