FACING THE FACTS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 23, 26 July 1930, Page 8

FACING THE FACTS

THE SPORTING SPIRIT

(To tha Editor.)

Sir,—The Budget/ proposals have now been published, and doubtless there is going to bo much grumbling from one end lo£ Xcw Zealand to the other. This is always the case where taxation is increased. Naturally thews will be mweb talk for|

and against in Parliament. This is a poly tician's job, and party politics. May I make a humble appeal to my fellow-citi-zen's, to take the Government proposals in that sporting spirit we New Zealanders boast so much about—in a spirit o£ realisation that a situation has arisen which has got to be met. It is one that demands a certain amount of sacrifice from. everyone; let us be prepared to make that sacrifice. After all, the man out of a job is in a far worse position than we who have to face a few extra pounds on our income tax. , . Let us leave party politics out of it, and think of New Zealand. The country is not in a desperate position: it is passing through a phase which, if faced fairly and squarely, can be overcome. Might 1 suggest you publish for the benefit of your readers Bulletin No. 65 prepared by the Department of Economics of Canterbury College, and issued by the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, entitled: '"The Trend of Business in New Zsaland." A study of this will, I am sure, do much, good to every business man. Never .mind at the moment "who is to blame." If a spark is in danger 6f. setting our house on €re we do not argiite as to how the spark came to be there—tuc put it out first. New Zeala-nd is not on fire —undoubtedly, there is a spark, ar d if we sit down and argue it may lead to disastrous results. Let us realise we put the men in Parliament who are there. If they are incompetent, turn them out. Let us make up our minds to all work a little more. Talk less of bad times, and it will not be long before New Zealand, is as prosperous as ever. When the Test match comes on, I wonder how many New Zealanders tfill worry about Budgets, and I wonder how manf who now intend to go will stay away A a result of the B.udget? Above all, I woider, taking into account the "gate" auA the expenses of thos« getting to the gam*. how much will be expended on whal, after ail, is a game of football and not * serious matter of life. —I am, etc., H,B,