The Single Tax Movement.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3437, 17 February 1890, Page 2

The Single Tax Movement.

... (Totlift Eilitor.) Bin;— Being one of the limited number t/f pei'Hoiiß who visited t!ie Theatre Royal on Saturday evening Isst to btoir the throry of Single Tax, as proposed liv Qeorgt, expouncM liy Mr W-.'M'Ltoiij'l would lie obliged it ynu could, atford me npace in your valuable columns to enter my Hiiiplmtic diartpproval - of the' jiriiiciplej ot tHXntion being applied/to Kow Zealand, ad.suggested by that sentleman, at the present timn.' •Hating perused vpry carefully ; the KOmewliat dry' literature, 6f Henry Goorgp, I' am wfill acqu'aiulod' with big gospel generally, and am therefore justified ih pxpreaainft: an opinion that Mr M'Lean »in no way an unworthy disciple. Ido not proitoße, however, ailalysing his'remarks, or criticising at any'length the principles "he may Jbuve laid, down 'for; the.smiposed' elevation of mankindivjkt'ljwould wiili your permission,. f-how the working class - t thiit Abe single tax wonjd in ; no/ 'posßibla/ way Relieve' tfiem if the admitted hurden tnef u3 VB 'W ccmpelled to liear ori aucoiiM of the st)lfißbnesß'ohh6 : eafiy politicians o{ ijjd lanij. W« all that: ire h«8 intereat. pd aome, .thirty-six millions rowed capital,, and that .this ,interest has, at all event", • to be rained to prevent the Colony going bankrupt'; ft'apppar&iijiat the •jifjricipto wIM underlies] fdpgle tax Is distribution ofthfl.vasUTOiHQf Jand monopoliser! I'y a pflni|iarative i: fßvir amoiigat. the whole fopnlatlon cf the Colony, and the contribution qf rates aicbrding to the value qf the land occupied, without improvements, towards tjie reveijue. will: assuipe Oqlony a population of S(JO,QOQ peopl*, and out qf -thjs mimner posaiMy one-half have not« pjpelp acre of" I'md which can ch)l tliejr qyni By tbe single tax process tboiie fH'iiry wi.1.l io wqipiillff! evpntuijly to di«tr}b||te ••••' , • ■;-* ih»ir'pfigblW)' »p4 tbils timonttbu .' ' . "/'-n tnjv, Nin all)will, :! as ; Jlt' M'uui. 1 " ■ i: - pomsion of land of sqjqfl vain.. Su|iposinK this io be ao, the'soo,ooo l%ple of .the Coloiiy,,would be .required to'devote their whole time and alienliqb to their particular section of land; to Hl'-ct niinh improvementsnis would afford ihein which ( the^''no\v ; Vi)joy,' »mli tl^n 4 1 ask,? wWt'-iilxiiit Hod

iMsl.' What woiiM jmum of jMfjl \Ve Bhould :Hsvb to iumiiM'ttphlargii, numbers ofmen to ■ ( ihapfiin the industries of the colony. ajjdjfhVhard working small farmers have to piiy taxes,; whilst the. working class, who would continue to be in existence, would, earn good wages, and py rinthhiß. Wages in N«w Zealand are far higher than they OTrfhroiighmT-lffgralVi^ra'SH'nhW ; should be no reawn for revolution. I why should the people he made small - farmers,nod .h»~called,JiporiJ.O,,uai', )iiglierrates" than they do at the present time ? The interest on our .lohiib has to be wet, anil[the jienple i will have td m? : h it t in|ii| cuse> The : atatiitiea given by,Mr McLean jirpjrt? that in New Zealand the per ccmsge I oMand held by largß/runljoldeta isfa/ ■■' 'less:han that held in": 'Kljglajl'l f a ; R further thHti.thHt.the fact, alarms usiu

the.face that in New Zealand ihf-re. in not, at the present as one man on tbo unemployed '4inr, Why, therefore,^should,,,we complain t It is," 1 submit, lon our;;partto.rappiJt.t!!iny system, wliii'h would lead to the distritiniimi

of land among tha |«ltry 500,000' I |ieo|il#-wn have. Let f fticoUtHgß the' 'imiiiigMtiin nf-hiwi ' and cajiiiul, and give immicnmia I crown lands on eHsyllejpi jSnV'Wlt co ' sotile, and we will ( coiißi<}ef t'nii siiipli tux q<i |^8 1 ion «t ftome ,fu tii w d iitf;,; - 1 j th'a ineaniimo I would mpcoifollv 1 tidvlso all Wlow-ciii^ns 1 ' to tliB; utmost judgment bi-fnre. |iliicinj! their hulf-uiownii'iii'tliß'kiliii citrkiirid keeping of a' fi-w agitntora, who nmy possibly liivi^h.tho.tnuney upup ilieiuSPlveH Bs'lisß ili'« cm'ij'iii thr iinitntinii fur Hoinn liule for LrUr.f!. Atologibing ■. for.; tr»9 jpn ssj m; lt I>. riy n h> " Workij-UHAN.