CORRESPONDENCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 243, 12 September 1929, Page 10

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor.) Sir, —It was perfectly delightful to read the letter on unemployment over the name of AV. Thomson in last nigfrt’s “Standard.” I don’t know Mr Thomson, and don’t care what his political party is, but in my opinion he has just hit the nail on the place it should be hit. Every man in the street knows, and every woman too, that there are too many cars in this country, and certainly too many American* ones. I wonder how many people know that there is one car registered to 'every nine of the population. There are more cars in New Zealand in proportion to the population than in any other part of the world except the United States, and oars cost double here than they can be bought there, notwithstanding that the wages here are on a much lower scale. Now, how does this affect unemployment and production? Well, “Mr Smith” did want to build two extra rooms on to his house and have it painted and have his piths concreted, and “Mr Brown” did think of purchasing a tractor and a new plow and manure and “Mr Jones” would have liked to send his son to college, but you know—their friend lias a new jazz eight and does look so nice in it, tlrat they must have one too, so the other things must wait. I think it is time these things were not only discussed, but acted upon as well, for the good of ourselves and the Motherland and make them pay more duty in preference-to British goods.— I am, etc., CAROLUS. Palmerston North, September 11, 1929.