BAIN ON PUBLIC MEETINGS

Taranaki Daily News, 16 April 1932, Page 7

BAIN ON PUBLIC MEETINGS

EXTENSIONS UNDERSTOOD By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Inquiries were made to-night of the Public Servicq Commissioner and the Commissioner of Police as to the position with respect to public meetings. Although nothing definite was disclosed it is understood the Auckland announcement that any public demonstration or meeting will not be permitted until further notice will apply to Wellington and to all other centres of population. a tranquillity and determination unrivalled. in ths world. Britain might be accused of slipping off the gold standard and sacrificing the leadership of the financial world, but, as Lord Revelstoke had. said, while they had given up the leadership nobody else had taken it up. From September, 1930, to March, 1931, ■the number in employment diminished by well over 250,000. From the end of 'September, 1931, to the end of Match, 1932, there was an increase of nearly 250,000 in employment. This remarkable change showed that the country’s position had improved by no less than 486,000 in employment. Every other Country showed, a heavy decrease. Over 390 foreign manufacturers had ‘in the past nine months contemplated the establishment of factories in Britain, while 70 British manufacturing firms were extending undertakings with the assistance of foreign exports. In the past few months production had 'started in 43 of these factories built by manufacturers of many various nation-, alities and covering a wide range of industries, all of which were covered by the importation order of last winter. ANXIETY IN SOME INDUSTRIES. The iron and steel industry , and coal, marine, engineering and shipbuilding showed no material signs of improvement. Their condition was causing the greatest anxiety and there appeared to be no chance of a revival until there was a z marked revival of the world s trade. Referring to the economic conference to be held at Ottawa, Mr. Runciman said they would go there with sentiment strongly in favour of Imperial action. Britain had advantages to give the Dominions and they had advantages to give Britain. The Government was already making considerable progress in sorting out industries in which benefits could be conferred with the greatest advantage, and the Dominions were also working on their own. schedules and examining industries. They thought Britain could most help any effort made to extend the trade of the Empire which would not be on an exclusive basis in the sense that it would shut Britain off from the rest of the world.

Having made secure ’the position in Britain the next stage was to extend traffic within the Empire, Mr. Runciman said, and next to extend British trade along freer channels throughout the world.