MR. BROMLEY EXPLAINS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4541, 9 December 1930, Page 3

MR. BROMLEY EXPLAINS.

Speaking to a representative of “The Dominion,” Mr. Bromley conlessed that he was unable to see bow his* remarks (in connection with the statement that nobody in Sexton paid rates or tradespeople) came' to be misinterpreted. “Wrong deductions seem to have been made,” he said, “in connection with u reference to the position at Foxton I made recently at Dunedin.

“Unemployment has affected every part of the 'Dominion, and each town and city considers its own position tlie worst,” he continued. “At the commencement of the meeting in Dunedin it was stall’d by the chairman that the City Council had reached its limit financially and could do no more. I pointed out that Dunedin was not by any means the most badly affected place iu New Zealand and said that in my opinion the place worst off was Foxton, where they depended almost entirely on the llnx industry, which had been idle for some time owing to the sharp fall in the price of hemp. I further stated that it was unlikely that they would get any advantage from the Unemployment Board’s offer of a subsidy, which was then under consideration. According to my advice, the reason for this was that no rates had been paid, nor had they' even the means to pay storekeepers.

“Things, 1 said, were in a deplorable state and it would be the board's duty to see how far it could help. My statement was not intended to reflect in any way on the people at Boston. On the contrary, it was an admission of the need for sympathetic consideration and the fullest measures of assistance being given.

“I cannot understand how it was possible for my remarks to have been given such an interpretation,” said Mr. Bromley in conclusion.