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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 331, 19 October 1908, Page 6

A correspondent of the Christchurch "Press," who signs his name, has discovered that dishonesty is tho best policy, and gives his reasons as follows:—"I liavo been over thirty years in New Zealand, and have always striven to bo an honest man, and to pay twenty shillings in the pound, and up to tho present I have been ablo to do so. But at tho present time any man who is a wageearner can live upon tho confidence and credulity of bis tradesmen, and need not pay a penny. All lie has to do is to go into Court and confess judgment, and state that his wages aro so many shillings a week, that he has a wife and five children to support, and that it is not possible for him to pay his debts. Thoso of us who aro foolish enough to pay cash have to pay at least 10 per cent, more for our necessaries to compensate tho tradesmen for their bad debts. This is a hard tax upon the honest. Why cannot all tradesmen combine and insist upon cash down from everyone? If they will not do this, why should iiot cash payers combine and get certain shops to supply us for cash ? Cash shops* have no bad debts, no accounts to send out, and no books to keep, and could give us who pay cash our goods at less price,'•'