"THE TIME IS NEAR.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13859, 20 April 1917, Page 3

"THE TIME IS NEAR.

"WHEN COMMUNITY MUST ECONOMISE."

NEW ZEALAND AND THE WAR,

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, April 18. The annual report of the Wellington Chamber of Comniorce says:— "In Wellington, the prosperous state of the export trade has been reflected on our internal trade, All articles of import show a considerable advance in price. Importers have had to exercise extreme care in purchasing, There is a distinct disinclination against' overstocking, Prices in the retail trade have naturally hardened perceptibly, but business is reported good notwithstanding that many well-known articles are in short, supply, while in oMiev eases stock articles of British 'manufacture have had to be replaced by articles purchased elsewhere. Most of tlie local industries continue busily engaged fulfilling contracts for defence supplies The time is now very near when the community and .the individual will' be bound to economise. New Zealand is occupying a dual capacity in this war. Each month it is sending .reinforcements and assisting in the supplying of foodstuffs and essential war .materials. If the war is much further prolonged, and the' Dominion continues to send its quota; it 'is inevitable'that there will be a serious, falling off in our. producing capacity, New Zealand is far removed from the scat of war, and its war prosperity 1 has deferred the organisation of its resources'. The h'ugViiicreaso ii'ftlie" importation of motor cars mado in ( the United States or t'anada by 'companies I controlled by American money, referred to in imports (.general), from the United States during 1915- were • -valued- at £2,5G2,537, of 'which £1,1)29,00Ji was tho value of goods, admitted duty-free.