A NASTY QUESTION

Hokitika Guardian, 19 September 1928, Page 3

A NASTY QUESTION

FINANCIER VISITS DUNEDIN

DUNEDIN, September 17. During the past 12 months some lively bouts of newspaper correspondence have centred in the operations of the Quarterly Dividends and National House Purchase Scheme, an English scheme designed, it would appear for the allurement chiefly of very humble investors. H is not wealth that the scheme promises, to 111 '"T aK 11 safe and eontinuous financial competence at the earliest time for the least possible outlay. The discussion of some months ago has now had a sequel. Mr William Taverner, the chief director of the concern, has arrived in Dunedin from Bristol for the purpose of registering a company, or companies, to put the New Zealand operation of the scheme on a local basis, though still unde! Bristol control. His visit t<> °"s a trip to Canada made with Urn same °l)n Saturday night he addressed a well-attended meeting ot those have been locally interested m the

S< After Mr Taverner had explained hi scheme in detail, and stated that its promoters had,, suffered much pe - ecu ion, a number of questions were

“A voice: I have here an extract from the English “Truth” of a.th statements concerning >° or are they not? .. Mr Taverner: No, No. For t" » years “Truth” has never ceased -have yw W«« ‘,• say Mr Taverner: res, i , SO with a Clear tonseicice, Mr 1 »■ night, when Mi lateimthe full history of the society, P sedition, and trin ■ „