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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 26 January 1939, Page 14

TRANSPORT SERVICES NEWMAN BROS., LTD. i CAR SERVICES RUN DAILY 1 (SUNDAY EXCEPTED) ; FOR WESTPORT. REfcFTON and i I CiREYMOUI II ; H.3U a.m. >! FOR CHRISTCHURCH : 5.3 d a m. , FOR BLENHEIM : ft.3l) a.m. and »am i j FOP TAKAKA : H. 30 a.m • FOR MOTI'EKA and RIWAKA: 8 Mi, j 8.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. j FOR TASMAN: On Monday. Tnead \m7 Wednesday, 5 p.m. Thursday. 3.30 p.m. Friday. 8.30 a.m. and 10.30 p.m. Saturday, 8.30 a.m. SUNDAYS ONLY FOR MOTUEKA: 9 a.m. FOR BLENHEIM: 9.30 a.m. THONGS 124, 1078 (AFTER HOURS 1109) TRAVEL BY NEWMAN’S BOOKING AGENTS FOR: COOK STRAIT A UNION AIRWAYS GIBBS’ MOTORS LTD. 1 CAR SERVICES RUN DAILY ’ (SUNDAY EXCEPTED) I NELSON for TAKAKA at 8 . m NELSON for MOTUEKA and RIWAKA at. 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. NELSON for BLENHEIM at t p.m. WESTPORT for GREY MOUTH at «40 a.m. and 13.45 p.m. ’PHONE 884 DAY OR NIGHT. STOP PRESS IMPORTERS’ CONVERLNCfc WELLINGTON. This Day Critical reference to the Government's exchange control policy \nas made by Mr Myers at the Importers’ Conference this morning Explaining the reason for refraining from comment on the measures up to the present Mr Myers said it had appeared to him betotr to wait until the policy had been fully expounded by Mr Nash and the effect* better gauged Tlir present conference, however, was not the place for him as president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce to make a statement. Nevertheless he felt as chairman of the meeting that he might be permitted to make a few remarks on the situation. From the evidence submitted at the conference it seemed incredible that the i Government could have fully realised t the hardships that would result from | the policy, nor it seemed to him, fully appreciated the dislocation of tho 1 , country’s business so far brought about by the plan He had no hesitation in saying that the conference made it apparent that the. consumers of New gveland in the next few months would have a much clearer understanding of the arbitrary directing of what would otherwise hav* been their individual freedom in the exercising of their purchasing power The view that importers were a distinct and separate class in the community was erroneous; all New Zealanders, cither directly or indirectly, were importers in the w idest sense. ’ The plan therefore seemed to be. j even if successful, dependent on the | creating of an injustice to the tra ie j and commerce of the country. He was , sure the Minister realised that tic i present state of uncertainty could not j bo allowed to continue, lor it would be neither fair nor just to the firms j concerned nor their employees to be kept overlong in uncertainty as to the future. A survey in one centre showed that 1 eight businesses wmuld be obliged to close if the restrictions were perma- ! nent and in :-uch event 1762 employees I must be dismissed. The attitude of ; importers seemed to him to be do- i i serving of the greatest praise a.id ! j worthy of greatest consideration.—P-A. message.