THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES
Town Versus Country. “Looking through the Acts of this session, all I can see is that nothing lias boon done for the city people except increased taxation,” said Air Potter (Ro.skill), speaking in the House on the Petrol tax. City members, lie said, were tired of hearing farmers’ interests put first all the time. This taxation of Id a gallon on petrol was going to lie an imposition on city people, and it would lie to their detriment. while country people would got the lienlit. The fact that the city couldn’t get on without the country was all right, but it should not lie traded on.
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1927, Page 2
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110THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1927, Page 2
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