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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 84, 7 January 1928, Page 23

.Mr. A. C. Russell, chairman of the Waipukurau County Council, speaking at the last meeting of the council on the action of the Conference qi Chambers of Commerce held in Christchurch in attacking the Public Trust Office, 6a j t l —“Thev (the Public Trust Office) are always both civil and competent to deal with, and 1 view with the utmost disgust the attack made by the. Chambers of Commerce on a body that has successfully endeavoured to strike the happv medium between Government and private enterprise. The conference,’ be continued, “has continued in its accustomed fashion, and condemned any action of rhe farmers in trying to help themselves. Their views receive the manifold attentions of the Press. They have now attacked a body which has no weapon of defence. It is only through such bodies as ourselves that the Trust. Office can expect any championing ol their cause.” Mr. Kibblewhile said that any scheme which would enable the farmers to help themselves, but which might slightly deflate the profits of the commercial world, was immediately attacked and killed by the chambers of commerce. They had been responsible for tile breakdown of dairy c mtrol. It seemed that thev had nailed the flag, “Beat down the farmer.” to their masthead. Other members of the council ids-o paid tribute io the work of Hie Public Trustee, and a resolution (already published) was passed that the Public Trustee as tlm provider of finances to pastoral and other interests is acting as I Ito medium of control of inflated interest and other charges that banks and other financial institutions may be desirous of placing on the public.