NATIONAL OFFICE FUND

Maoriland Worker, Volume 13, Issue 31, 1 August 1923, Page 14

NATIONAL OFFICE FUND

!&>.• **■ * * . Thirteeiith List of Subsciriplions Paid in

Amount previously ae__aowledged * .. 321 15 6 Electrical '« Workers Union .:...... 10 Q qajcttrerhury Freezing . ; "Works and Related -*~ Trades Union .......... 5 0 0 XL H. Letnahy ........... 10 0 j -Mni;-•_. G. Beard ......... 1 0 0 F. Beard ...... 1 ° 0-j «3f. j. Rosa » 10 °| * ■ £331 15 6

• The GHazetfce figures for the June 1923' quarter show an INCREASE IN i \ CUSTOMS REVENUE of £505,214. j }r\. ALL THE PEOPLE PAY THAT. '■■'• On the heading of Income Tax the ( figures also show an increase, of means that in spite of "-the reduced basis of Tax that the , wealthy people are increasing their . incomes, THE FEW ARE GETTING MORE AND PAYING LESS. The Bank of New Ze/aland Ltd. ar e issuing £1,250,000 of New Capital ' at par, which means a dividend of two hundred and sixteen and twothirds per cent. (216 2-3 per-cent.) The shares are quoted to-day atj £3/3/3, and the Shareholders get the new shares at £1. So that the first flrvidend o__ the new shares Is as •bdve. - THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO - PKODUCE WEALTH. APPLY BRAINS AND HANDS TO NATURAL RESOURCES. IF SOMEONE GETS SOMETHING FOR NOTHING SOMEBODY HAS: GOT TO DO SOMETHING FOR NOTHING. There,are three items: ONE TAKES MORE MONEY OUT OF THE WORKERS' POCKETS. ONE LEAVES MORE MONEY IN . THE POCKETS OF THE WEALTHY. AND THE THIRD DOES BOTH. TAKES OUT OF THE WORKERS POCKETS TO PLACE IN THE POCKETS OF THE WEALTHY. We could change this within a j year or so if the public had the facts ! placed before them in understtand.r.bto words. The means As the NaI tional Office Information Service, but we need £1000 within the next 1 three months. This £1000 SUB- | SCRIBED EARLY would sav !0 the i -workers £10,000,000 with _ » decade. 1 Send It now WHATEVER YOU i CAN. £1 or £100. W. NASH, National Treasurer, N.Z.L.P.