POINTS FROM LETTERS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 83, 9 April 1931, Page 6

POINTS FROM LETTERS

Referring to the demand for "equality of- sacrifice," P. R. Scott writes "As a worker my concern is my class, and I venture to state that some of the most fortunately placed people in this country to-day are daily workers, more particularly Government and council employees. For instance, why should council labourers be receiving full time on purely relief" work, working with men receiving two and three days only?" "The average politician seems to treat Parliament as a vaudeville show" (writes "Beer Tax"). "Their lightning patter and cross-fire talk is at times clever, but when we come to count the cost of putting .on the show it fails to amuse. Mr. A. Harris, Reform member for Waitemata, brought forth a sensible suggestion regarding the further taxing of beer and spirits. The way in which his suggestion was received clearly shows little- thought is given to vital matters of this kind fey the various members, who seem to treat the matter as a joke. The present wage reduction is no laughing matter. It seems strange that all other avenues for taxation have not been exploited before touching wages. The present form of hotel licence is simply ridiculous; a small hotel pays as much as the big city house. I would suggest that a licence he granted at, say, 2% per cent, of turnover. This would be fair and reasonable. The film industry pays a tax on sales. Surely a tax on similar lines could bo introduced so far as hotels avo concerned." .