THE BOYCOTT.
Sir,—The local Government paper, published the following froii its: Wellington 'correspondent one'dny last week:— .- ■ , ■ .■•.. . ( ■ '• "A' bitter fight.' is going on : 'between .-.the 'Post''.and the local organ,'of. the land-mono-polists and reactionary - party, which-has' apparently. gono' into permanent hysterics' because it doesn't get the. Government- advertise* inonts.' From a' of' would 6eem q'uite enough for the. Government'to' advertise in . one: morning, 'and -one .evening pa per,' and . as. the VTimes .' is the - older-estab-. li'shed of the morning, papers, iit must'naturally get the; preference.". . : V.. . :Sui"ely this iS. a most remarkable justification of the .boycott.■•. An : ordinary ■business' man' considers circulation when selecting papers for his 'advertisements, but, according to'the above, the Government must, not do things on business lines (wo are!well aware that'they don't), but out of: pure philanthropy/must, subsidise 1 any wretched publication nrovided it is oM enough: The Government,' case. must;, be weak' indeed when.suchan argument, is used : in. its "defence. —I am< etc., . . - LEX l Blenheim,' September 27.'.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 1 October 1909, Page 8
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161THE BOYCOTT. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 1 October 1909, Page 8
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