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, Sir,—Tho Hon. Dr. Fwidliay, in .his addross it Dunedin, deplores, is-', other Ministers, ■have before him, the tendency of the population .to. gatlier in.t)he_ towns,-'and fcaJks of;.' land legislation and-taxation to attract po-pu-. labion "into the' countey, but 'he quite overlooks, and never mentions, the dhief oa)iso' .of!; the'.'evil,; which'is the weight of'the narrow Protectionist' tariff wMcih we stagger' under. Its' effect. is ;to place on tho hacks of olir 'ratal industries &rid ; mining the expense of V maintaining' a lot -of unprofitable .industries,: industries , which- are only para-siteS living: on the blood, of tlio country, and whibh force'labour into -ffie tomis.';Hig;h wages .aro ( of little good to . tihdj'- .workimg.■inaii '.wl'en tlie i expense' of Ijvirig ,is so in l , creased' by such a minutely', Protectionist.' tariff,''.-but liijjh 'wages niustrourtail 'tlie;lab-;; which : miglit be used c |or jlYent'. of." the; coumtiry ;• and Vtertd;_ 6F increase-' £bose. • caat,« arid" must,' tho: open''markets- of the: 'world;—l ani; : etc., : - ' W. J. BIRCH. !july 28. ': '.' . ■, . ' Y
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 568, 24 July 1909, Page 10
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163WHY? Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 568, 24 July 1909, Page 10
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