A MINISTER'S THREAT.
Mv V. M. B. Fisher told a deputation at •Christchureh yesterday that unless the Union Steamship Company kepi; its charges within reason, a Statu ferry scrvico would be instituted. We 0.11! not say whether Mr Fisher was speaking with, the- authority of Cabinet, but if ho was, lie was committing his Party to a -policy which is far in advance of that so far enunciated from tho platform. Without diixiusii'.ig the question of whether the Union Company is, or is not a monopoly to tJio detriment of trade (and if it is, it is remarkable that the .supposed Liberal Government did not discover tho fact), it- is news to us to learn that tho Massey Government can find no other method of dealing with monopolies than by introducing State competition. Wo should like to have the opinion cf the 'Prime Minister on this important point.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10710, 2 September 1912, Page 4
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148A MINISTER'S THREAT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10710, 2 September 1912, Page 4
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