PROSPEROUS NEW ZEALAND.

Mataura Ensign, 21 July 1914, Page 4

PROSPEROUS NEW ZEALAND.

EXPORTS WORTH .C2I,<MO,<W P*B UNXTfn PII.EfIH AS'JOCIA.TTOV WETjLIX(iTOX, July 21. . in. optimistic note was .struck by Mr J. Cr.'Wilson- (president .of the'.Xow ZcilatKl Farmer;)' Union) in, lii,s a<k!rtss to tlie 13th annual lWuiuinii. Oanfercwfe. which was opened to-day. "Xo wo-ds of wine," )ie said, "could be clquent. of the state of tie Dcminion as the fact in plain figure'!; thai ou' Dominion: of 1 .OtlO/MX) persons has exjorted ,£21,000,(H)0 worth or produce, etc More elo(|nt'iit stiil is tin; ,hict that ou oi th:s Sopor cent, is tile produce of thi land. In other words, £2o,•!<:<>,<XX> wcrth of produce over a.iuV above that rejuired for our own use liasi been extneted from the. .soil and exported to tto various cbnntrior, all ever tli'e wrld to pay our debts and leave a surplus over our exports! The increases ii the value of the products of th\s ©untry are:--

Mutton increased by £.'>ol 2-"2 . Lamb .. • £753.60& Beef £] r,.m Butler £83,394 Cheese £330,0V)4 Hides nnd tallow, about ... ... fIJAOCO LAND VALUATION. WELLINGTON, .July 21. At tin l conlerenre tivo remit,", one finni Auckland and one from Canterbury, wore passed protesting ' against the jvresent system of land valuation, i.e., the unimproved value being forced up at the exnen.se of improvements and that in the estimation of the value of improvements the Government valuer should lie very careful to procure all uvailabla information as to "the condition of each .separate farm in its original awl nature state, especially with a view of expenses incurred by tiio clearing of same.