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When Mr. Walter Nash, Labour candidate, tvas speaking at Lower Hutt last night of his party's efforts to improve the standard of living of the working man, he was asked why the party had agreed to the imposition of another one per cent, in the primage duty.
"To avoid three years, or even one year, of the Reform Party," replied Mr. Nash. It was against the Labour Party's policy, he explained, but in Parliament they had to weigh things up carefully, and it was either another one per cent, with a pledge from the Government that the primage duty would be taken off all foodstuffs from Ist April A voice: "Which they will not honour." Another voice: "They'll honour it." Mr. Nash: "They'may not have the chance to." Labour did not want the increased duty, but had voted for it l-ather than hn.vc Eeform on the Treasury benches.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 134, 3 December 1929, Page 12
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