Relief For Earthquake Sufferers
WELLINGTON, Dec. 3. A protest against the application of earthquake relief funds to other disasters is contained in a telegram from the Associated Cha'inbers. of Comniorce to ithe Acting Prime Minister. Thei -teie-. igram states: "This association wishes ' to lodge its stroiig protest agaiiist the provision in the Finance Bill (nuyiber two) providing for the application of the earthquake •' relief fund to otlier disasters. * "The earthquake fund, which is derived from leives on onb section only namely propertv owners and tlien only isoine property owhers — is insullicieot to meet any singlc earthquake in \ heavilv ' built-up area. The prefient proposal in tlie Bill would presumably mean that a. person not contributiug to the earthquake fund, for iustauce iu respect to land, would draw benefit jfroiu the fund. created '• by oue sectiou onlv. Natioual disasters should be met by the whole of the jieople tlifougli the ('onsolidated Fund. "We would remind you of your stalcinenf as publislied in the newspapers on Novcniber 23, 1944, fully supporting the foregoing and on which we have fully relied.
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Chronicle (Levin), 4 December 1948, Page 6
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