FAITH IN THE FUTURE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20668, 13 September 1930, Page 10

FAITH IN THE FUTURE.

ADVANTAGES OF DOMINION.

POWER OF GREAT ASSETS,

LORD BLEDISLOE'S OPTIMISM

[BY. TEI.EGBAPir.—I'RESS ASSOCIATION'.] WELLINGTON, Friday.

In expressing himself as a profound optimist as far as the destinies and prosperity of New Zealand were concerned, the Governor-General, Lord Biedisloe, affirmed his opinion that with such great assets as this country possessed, it would emerge sooner than any other from the present period of depression. Jlis remarks were made at a smoke concert of the Wellington Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen's Association. If one man suffered, all others suffered with liirn, and this, he suggested, was the text ahovo all others that cvory man, woman and child iu the Dominion would have to make a guiding rule of their lives during the next two or three years. Thrift also"would have to be practised. We could not afford to abandon the habit of thrift, which had made the old pioneers the successes they were. "There arc a few clouds scudding across the sunshine of commercial and industrial prosperity to-day," said His Ex-

lency, "but so far as litis country is concerned, 1 am a profound optimist. As time goes on, you will find that tlio qualities inherent in the best type of New Zealander, and the great assets you have in your incomparable climate and potentially fertile soil will enable tha Dominion to emerge sooner than any other country from the temporary slough of despond. ;

" Pessimism was said to be the handmaid of national decay. Might I suggest to you all," His Excellency concluded amidst laughter, " that in these difficult times when money is not too plentiful, that you all take care to see that purchasers get good values for their money. My own commercial experience is that what is cheapest is not always the best value, either in goods or in brains. If you want the best, you must expect to pay a reasonable price for it."