DOMINION'S NEEDS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21403, 30 January 1933, Page 4

DOMINION'S NEEDS

THE TRUE NATIONHOOD

NO EXCLUSIVE NATIONALISM

GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S MESSAGE

" The Waitangi Estate was given to 'New Zealand to inculcate a sense of nationhood in all classes —as distinct from exclusive nationalism. There is no greater curse than the spirit of exclusive nationalism. It separates nation from nation, builds up hostile tariff walls, leads to the accumulation of £old and an attempt to be self-contained within our own borders," stated the Governor-General, Lord Bledisj ]oe, when replying at Woodville last (Friday to a public reception given to him6elf and the Lady Bledisloe. * "We are all members of the one family," added His Excellency. " What is good or ill for one part of the world is alwavs good or ill for the' other. Let ns have nationhood—not exclusive nationalism. Let us do all to promote solidarity in our/ own local community between class and. class and each section of the body politic, belittling -our difficulties, whatever they may be. Let us stand, resolute, shoulder to shoulder, until t at least our economic troubles are over. Be patient, be enterprising and, above all, be harmonious in everything. " That is the message of my own mind, and which I feel His Majesty the King would like me to deliver. I consider it is the kindest and truest to deliver to-day to the people of New Zealand.

"Play the Game." " Serve God. Look 'to Him for guidance. It is not old-fashioned to do so. It has given strength to the heart and the gcod right arm in the past. Live straight, be clean, be sportsmen, play the game, learn all you can at school and you \yill be worthy of the pioneers who founded this,, the best and brightest Dominion of the -Empire. Purity of speech,

of language and of character embody the finest principles of honesty and truthful- < ness which are such important characteristics of the British race." The task of a Governor-General in a

British Dominion was always an easy one, stated His Excellency, because he was always conscious that he represented the most deservedly beloved monarch in the •world. He was also always conscious of ' the goodheartedness and level-headedness of the population of all classes. At a time when people of other countries were likely to become "rattled" and impatient, the cool head, sound judgment, and compassionate heart of the British people stood .JJbem in good stead. Quality of Produce Nothing conduces to the happiness of mind more than congenial work in congenial surroundings, and that, I can assure you, we have here," added Lord Bledisloe. I " Every pound of produce should be worthy of a championship award," stated His Excellency, who urged that uniformity in maintaining the quality of, everything was still more important than the exceptional quality of part of it. There never was a time more evident when the farmer should not be content with second best, but should see that his produce was graded fully up to its proper standard at

the ports, in order to retain the remuneraj tive credit of a high standard of quality.