Thoughts For The Times

Hokitika Guardian, 28 January 1922, Page 2

Thoughts For The Times

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' “ Some' men had gone on the land at prices under which they could not and never would be able to make it pay. The longer they stayed there the more harm they would do themselves. On the other hand, there were people wlm had not gone on under these conditions, but who nevertheless, were in a bad way, and steps should be taken to help ’ topic like this. But they should not be asked to bolster up institutions or industries that were unhappily in a state equal to insolvency. Unless those carrying the burden of taxation saw that this was not done they would be compelled to staggeri under a load in a. few years compared with which their present impost would be insignificant. They would have to be courageous and co-operate to help one another more but they should not be called on to put their hands in their pockets to assist the land speculator, who had gone on the landl at a false price. Those people | who had speculated and speculated ] should have to help themselves if they i got into deep waters.” —Sir Joseph Ward. j