BUY BRITISH GOODS.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16817, 8 June 1926, Page 2

BUY BRITISH GOODS.

SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER'S APPEAL. Sir P. C.unliffc-Lisle.r, President of the Board of Trade, was the guest. oS" the London Commercial Glnb recently in London, and in his address .±c the advantages of supporting Rritish industries. Sir Philip said the "Buy Rrilish Goods" movement indicated a national determination to meet a national need. The advantages of increased sales at, home were more employment and therefore more purchasing power, and as a result more work again. The greater the volume of production the cheaper the cost of production, and tho cheaper wc produced and sold the better we were able, lo compete. Thero would also follow from this increased home market security and encouragement to manufacturers to be up-to-date. Thus could be obtained capital and Hie best got out of the manufacturer and his workmen. There must be an overthrow of the fallacy of tho limited output. Further, an increased trade balance meant more to invest iu development of new markets, when most needed, and here was a particularly important feature in Umpire development. In the solution of this common problem, which would be solved in proportion as all helped, he recognised the great assistance which was being given by shopkeepers -who were showing a vision which would justify itself, and the Rrilish public only wanted lo realise tho facts in order to play their part. No purchase was an isolated transaction. It reacted, and in regard to each purchase, the question should be asked whether It gave work or wages in Britain, whether it look someone off the "dole" in Britain, reducing unemployment, and the cost of unemployment. The Government had given a lead and were practising what they preached. From returns which he had caused to be made, lie fouund that the G.P.0., one of the biggest buying departments purchased only i per cent of its goods from abroad, and in the Stationery Office Ihc foreign purchases were only U per cent. He would like to make on behalf of the Government an appeal to local authorities lo incorporate Ihis rational policy into their administration. Many were, but some of these authorities were not. buying British goods. He asked them to consider when purchasing whether the result of their action would bo lo increase work at home and increase in consequence the purchasing power of those who were engaged in thai work. He thought also local authorities could assist much by meeting together and standardising their requirements. He was lold that there were something like 120 different types of cloui for police