WAR PRODUCTION

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 153, 31 May 1941, Page 6

WAR PRODUCTION

DOMINION’S EFFORT. (Press Assn.) AUCKLAND, May .'!<). “Not in the least bit deterred by difficulties and not woried beeause it! lias never done such work before. New 1 Zealand is doing its job.” said Siri Alexander Roger, leader of the British Ministry of Supply Mission, who passed through Auckland, in commenting on Dominion war production. Sir Alexander discussed problems with the Minister of Supply (Air Sullivan). The mission under his charge left England Inst August and has since visited South Africa, India (where the Empire Economic Conference in Delhi was attended), Burma, Hong Kong, and Australia. Six representatives visited New Zealand early this year. Most of the members of the mission recently arrived back in England, and Sir Alexander. after spending some I months in Australia, is travelling home by way of the United States and Canada. “All the countries in the Eastern supply Group are full of activity and producing munitions at an infinitely greater pace than was the case a year igo,” said Sir Alexander “1 am ex--eptionally pleased with Australia, .vhieh has rightly been called an ‘arional of the Empire.’ New Zealand is ioing fine work and I leave feeling rery satisfied with my visit here.” °