LORD LIVERPOOL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18141, 12 January 1921, Page 8

LORD LIVERPOOL

NEW ZEALAND AND EMPIRE UNITY. ADDRESS AT COLONIAL INSTITUTE. <Fbom Oub Own Correspondent.) LONDON, November 26. Lord Liverpool, who was the guest of the Royal Colonial Institute at a luncheon in Liverpool, gave an interesting account of the possibilities for Empire trade of New Zealand and the adjacent islands in the South Seas. New Zealand, he said, was the most British spot outside Great Britain, and had responded loyally to the Empire’s call when war broke out. Owing to extremely careful administration the country was in a very strong financial position. Prices, like everywhere else, were ruling enormously high, and when all the commodities of everyday life were taken into consideration he doubted if there was any difference' between New Zealand and England. What all the people were most anxious to do was to increase the volume of trade with Great BritainTHE BUTTER SUPPLY. In referring to the trade possibilities, and speaking of the various staple products of the dominion. Lord Liverpool especially commended the excellent quality of the butter. He hoped more and more of it would bo imported into this country. The Imperial Government at present had purchased the whole supply, when restriction was lifted there was no reason why New Zealand’s chief market for this commodity should not still be with the United Kingdom. It would not damage the farmer here, as this country could never produce enough to meet the demands of the population, especially in the great towns. New Zealand was experiencing the same industrial difficulties as England, but these things wore the natural outcome of the great upheaval through which they had been passing, and would, in his opinion, gradually disappear. The war had demonstrated in an extraordinary manner the devotion to the Mother land of all the countries who owed allegiance to the Grown, and how there were the difficult times of reconstruction, with none of the glamour that war brought in its train, but only hard facts to face. It was vitally essential that people should do all in their power to knit the Empire together in one great union and endeavour to meet one another's needs as they arose. The overseas dominions were far better informed about prevailing conditions hero than the people of England were about theip, and the more they could see of each other the better would they appreciate one another’s difficulties and aspirations. *