The Royal Family
Sir, —Free speech is a very : good thing up to a point,: especially through the press. I have lived for 70 years in New Zealand, apart from service overseas. For 70 years I have lived under a Queen or King of our Empire. and so far as my life: in New Zealand is concerned, I have been living under very good conditions. J. Harlow wishes to alter our way of life and scrap our Royal Family. He has another guess coming.— Yours, etc.. BERT BURTON. February 15. 1962.
Sir.—People who talk glibly about the advantages of a republic might, with advantage, study the histories of countries where the President, head of State, or whatever he may be called, functions in substitution for. or as an alternative to. a limited monarchy. Not only is such an individual liable to suspicion of political bias, but, in many instances, he has been associated with far more nefarious proceedings. In addition, individual eminence in any form, film stars and physical prowess perhaps excepted, is not necessarily a guarantee of widespread public esteem; with the result that a nationally elected head of State may well be, so far as prestige and personality are concerned, a very ordinary man indeed. —Yours, etc., ILAM. February 15, 1962.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29749, 16 February 1962, Page 3
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