WON’T SPOIL THE SHIP.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 June 1923, Page 7

WON’T SPOIL THE SHIP.

PT.fMF. MINISTER AND EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

“I am not going to spoil the ship for the sake of a ha’p'orth of tar/ said the Prime Minister, on his return from the South Island on Monday, when questioned regarding the suggestion that the appropriation for the representation of New Zealand’s resources and industries at the British Empire Exhibition next year should he

increased. Speaking at the Dunedin Manufacturer’s Association annual meeting, Mr. Massev said that, as regards the EmDire Exhibition, he had promised that about £60,000 would be available to make a display worthy of this country, but he was not going to draw the line strictly at that amount, and if another £lO 000 or £20,000 was wanted he should be able to find it—(Applause). He hoped, however, that Mr. Stewart v ould not take that as a promise. He was only suggesting as a possibility that a little more money might be required, because he was not going to spoil the ship for a ha’p'orth of tar, and in any case we would get a full and adequate return in the way of advertisement for the outlay. If he went to England himself it would be during the present year, and when the Exhibition opened he would he glad to stand aside so that one of his colleagues, such as Mr. Stewart as Minister of Industries and Commerce might be able to represent the Dominion.