GAMBLING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2080, 20 January 1920, Page 2

GAMBLING.

‘‘NEW ZEALLANI) is' in (bo midst of :i tremendous land gamble,” said Mr Eorhes, al. Cheviot recently. “I want land administration, that will mean prosperous settlement. Speculators are making all Hie money, and piling up the burdens for the farmer to carry." The land gambler is “not on his own.” He is no worse than the commercial profiteer who is also reaping a golden harvest. A Wanganui resident recently exposed a gamble in tea. He writes: “J. bought at a grocer’s store two hajf-pouml packets of tea. I -enclose label of one. Yon will see the packers’ price is printed 2s 2d.'The storekeeper laid covered fin* price over by gumming a price ticket marked 2s • Bd.. I am told packers give grocers a good trade discount on the indeed packet, as lea carries the maximum of prolit in the grocery trade. Don't you think Od or more ow a pound of tea about as hot a. profit as a person without any conscience can ask? Fancy an old age pensioner, with the value of his pension money now, to be robbed from ihl to is of his money in (lie way of trade. It is just the same as 11' the storekeeper put his hand in the. poor fellow's pocket and stole his money. 1 am sending the wrapper of the other halfpound down lo the Minister for the Hoard of Triple, with particulars, and (he Department's decision .1 wilt await with interest. If this (toes not come under the Act, then it is a dead Act and only a blind to (he public, and gives free scope to unscrupulous traders.” Yet some of these nefarious traders are good church going folk, who hold up their hands in lady horror at the totalis a tor !