The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 77
The Real Factors in a Country's Progress
The Real Factors in a Country's Progress.
The claims just named ignore the fact that the natural increase in population results naturally in an increased production at all points affected by human labour. They ignore the fact that the increases in production are more due to the industry of our people as applied to land and to our manufacturing industries than to the efforts of any politicians. It quietly ignores the contribution made towards material prosperity by inventive page 5 genius, such as originated and developed the freezing and cold storage systems.
We recognise that the Parliament of a country may, by its actions, foster production and encourage people in their labour for material progress. We admit that the New Zealand Parliament has in recent years endeavoured to do these things, and to some extent has succeeded, but we contend we are justified in asking electors, when judging the claims of political parties, to remember the share that