MR. HOGG'S LECTURE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1868, 30 September 1913, Page 5

MR. HOGG'S LECTURE.

At tho Miramar Town Hall last evening, Mr. A. W. Hogg delivered an address, under tho auspices of the United Labour Party. Mr. J. M. Campbell presided, and there were about 26 persons present. Mr.. Hog gsaid that, in dealing with Land, Labour, and Capital, he placed Labour in the centre, because it represented the worker, with land and capital as his arms. He' needed both, otherwise lie was unable to work or else was lep-sided' 'and inefficient. The speaker dealt generally with tho advances to settlers scheme, and contended that,tho present scarcity of cheap land_ and money was due to bad administration. High rents existed in tho cities, and there was a dangerous overcrowding. He . commended _ the people of Miramar for kicking against any reduction in the size of frontages. Ho described the unearned increment as tho increased ;or additional value given to land without any effort, labour, or expenditure on the part of tho owner. This unearned increment was, he stated, in the opinion of a good many authorities the property of the community. He that there was no necessity for borrowing from abroad whilo thero was capital in New Zealand seeking employment. Regarding the controversy over tho Bank of New Zealand, the, speaker suggested that the State should either take over the bank or establish a State bank of its own, with tho solo right of note issue. By abolishing the Customs duties on food and clothing and stimulating production by-making land and money plentiful, tho Government would reduce the cost of living. Such a schemo .would bring land, labour, and capital into harmony. At the conclusion of .his address Mr. Hogg was accorded a vote of thanks.