If these Duties are removed, how would the New Zealand farmer fare?

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 74, 9 August 1912, Page 4

If these Duties are removed, how would the New Zealand farmer fare?

N.B. —Mr. Hogg and other Single Tax enthusiasts do not suggest the removal of the duties on the raw materials (wheat, oats, etc.). It is obvious they are ."running with the hare and hunting wiuh the hounds," their object being to kill the grain-growing v aad milling industries, with their numerous adjuncts, such as southern railways, etc., and naturally the shrinkage would have to be met by increasing the northern railages, etc. Their theory is one tax on the land only and free trade. When this was given birth to the Asiatic problem was unmatched. AYhat encouragement would there be to go on the land unless the products of the Boil are protected on the B»me lines as our rivals? How would our town industries thrive under euch stupidity? Could they compete against the sweated surplusages of the world, unless amply protected? And even now it is with a struggle the 1 ? exist. It is obvious the single tax theory js only one tax on the land, and if given effect to would abolish tho Alien Poll Tax and bring us down to the Asiatic level.—Yours truly, CHAMPION'S COMMON-SENSE,