TOO MUCH AMUSEMENT
A LEGISLATOR'S COMPLAINT. Some frank opinions on various phases of life in the Dominion to-day were expressed by the Hon. G ; Witty when speaking in the Legislative Council on Thursday. After condemning the time-pay-ment system, Mr. Witty said that if industrial peace was wanted in New Zealand the Arbitration Court would either have to be ended or mended. The Arbitration Court had been responsible for many industries going out of existence. If he had his way he would do away with compulsory unionism. There was far too much amusement in New Zealand, and if he had his way he would double, and even treble, the amusement tax. There was too much racing and too many exhibitions of fighting and brutal wrestlin"" Was there, he asked, any commonsense in a man fooling about on a beach and trying to break a speed record? If he did break it somebody else would come along to make another attempt, and nrobably break his neck. (Laughter.) The speaker declared that there were far too many local bodies in New Zealand. He favoured the selling of the railways to private enterprise. In his opinion there should be State lotteries, and provision should be made for the licensing of book-makers.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3440, 8 March 1932, Page 7
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