LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 546, 6 July 1920, Page 3

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

■t -;,ri FOOTWEAR.

Sir, should feel much Indebted to you for exposing, in your issue of June 28, the manner in which the leather manipulators are exploiting them, and rouse themselves to protest to Parliament against allowing a continuation; also, to insist on the immediate removal of all Customs charges on imported leather goods. Even the local makers hove the advantage of quite 40 per cent, over the importers by the saving outward and inward shipping charges. The Government of the day is really made up of "Boards and Commisnd the people sent to Wellington umftMy the tail which wag> to the heads (B. and C's). Ct Cjktrse, their visit confirms their . legal right to draw their £4OO per annum. So long as the public is satisfied with this state of things nc complaint is likely to arise. THOS. CLEMENTS, "■"Tapakurn, July JJ|II2O. / I

FRANKLJN COUNTY ftNANCL,

AND PROPOSED HCWgAL DISTRICT. •* %.,

§jft— It seems a pity that-because JiMtJYankliii County Council is abgfl Ik in attending to 'roads and !wBl they are unable to give to financial questions. I the amount that was rates for the last P*manci.i| year, but according to the of accounts lately %>ubWNahed, a verfr considerable suntSwas for The previous year For 'wSky years in succession the Raglan \County rates mye been paid, nnd it would 'i*itt|tf pleasant to read that the iSeJiwJueiits in, the. Franklin County had been made. sit up a bit, for rV benefit ot honest $ ... Regarding ttaiPfctttlUiiuid l.ospiftl levy, the countK; J, cle)Tr'is ipportedi'ito have stated tjHF'no objection cJbH he, made," the council is

said to haVe "henltily supported? the liapoka Counof that thfti 'fjfhsoflmitedf Fund shouw bear the jfliole course, ftfr. Masnor any otner Ministerfof FinJuree, will politely inform we coujifcils concerned that the CqhsolidJ|fed tt already overburdened, and tM» resolution will be a*s futile as ■■•PfAWHtionß usually arc. Al,though overcentralisatitm is a glarevil, the Franklij* Council exprelficd no opinion ontfthat phase of the question, and tlieiHoiv. C. J. Panis deserving of .credit for' opposing the proposal, with i;fc farrenehing effects, Yi the meantime, the Auckland Boom can. uftinge ryrksle»sly into hit ions wiiu the < lf> 1'"" down and TfWeci .bjmain»'v'-' or nossiblv find somo iie.yMSch*iuf Hw - siiinmclering the revetiuof feh'tit. conic.'-; to ; ii ■ .mm ly, fit' a /ojnier loiter t' , _,esfed j tnat a Sfciff Council incorporating therein fch«f various local >'>ocws, and |

including hospital Jmd cha ,' ■.','". aid, w«uld be more anVient th , I ■■■ prj -•■s£ n ~ wasteful •*V*Lt:ins, a:. ■.■■> boon lately adunnecessary local bodies, you" inav be able to give it i ;<port in the interests of economy and efficiency, and if so, we mav see in the ne%t future a conveniently central hospital on the rising ground near Paerata junction, which I am sure is as healthy as any place in the City of Auckland. FRANKLIN REFORMER.