THE "UNHOLY ALLIANCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 187, 14 July 1883, Page 2

THE "UNHOLY ALLIANCE.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD) Sib, — In your issue of the 12th instant, you touched upon rather a tender spot, which needs the dissecting knife of a doctor like yourself to divest us of an ulcer which hos been allowed to eat its way too long and too far into our otherwise healthy community. I refer .to the ■' unholy allianc?," as you arid tho Wanganui Herald m a very graphic manner describe* which makes tho settlers on this side the Rangitikei River smart under the excessive charges of an exorbitant tariff of fire insurance. I think that it remwins entirely v»ith the i people themselves to Ireak this alliance by joining m "kicking against it," and if it canoot be c'o-e by way of a public neetinar, which will put a stop to the pre-ent state of affiirs, it muht be accomplished eit'» rby insurers going to Wanganui and insuring from there, or by calling m canvassing a .rents to work this district on behalf ot agents localized m Wangatiui. I think ib is a crying •ji>am.? that our lo^al agents h-^re, pc >ple of standing, and wh > mabj their livivralmosfc entirely out of the district atv? its population, should lend themselves to such a " ring" system for the Rake of securing a pahry commission. Hopim that tny few remarks will bring both insurers and insurance-agents to their senses. — I am, &c, One of thr Victims.