THE THEATRE PERMIT
E. T.
JOHNSON.
(To the Editor.) Sir, — In reply to non-show member, I would rather he came out in the open instead of using a nom de plume — v/hich according to the title seems to indicate that he is not in favour of A. and P. Shows — which to my mind shows a lack of interest in the district in which he lives. I fail to agree that more competition means a poor article. My experience is the opposits, and I find that the person who can supply the best article at the lowest price gets the business. I also am sure that compeition brings out the best effort every time, and that anything in tAe shape of monopoly, is often not good even for those who have it. Good business is often lost as the result. As regards my attitude when the Winter Show building was proposed — I was never against putting up a building. It was only the class of strueture concerning which I was doubtful. I maintained that a suitable building could he built for about half what was suggested, and I venture to suggest that if some people had not been so ambitious and did not want so many "frills", that we would have had a good show building for our last show (which would have been in the interests of the said show). In reply to Mr. Tuck I don't want to enter into a political debate, yet would like to inform Mr. Tuck that he is wrong when he says that I assisted in any way to put the present party in power. But even if - 1 did, that would not prevent me from critieising any action of the Government, which I thought was not in the interests of the greater numher, and that perhaps is where Mr. Tuck and I differ. He may be prepared to follow blindly some political party, even if they were not doing what he thought was the correct thing. Now, Sir, I still think that we should have competition in Rotorua, so far as pictures are concerned, and am satisfied that with better service we would get more up to date pictures, •nid more people would attend. — I am,
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Rotorua, 22/7/32.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 282, 23 July 1932, Page 6
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