EXTORTIONATE RENTS.
Sir,--1 sesby the Herald that the Rent ; Restriction BijjL proposes to extend the operations of ' r tb« v fg.wjM|nt.- ; law for twelve ; months. While Parliament is on the job why tiotb make Qaii measure really protective by preventing the exploitation of the worker by his fefeiwst One inighi have supposed that tfcfc "dog-eat-dog ■' period : ; had passed, but it is only necessary to consider t&e ex.fcortiouat.fi rents asked for many so-called furnished rooms to appreciate that the original tenant, who resorts to this form of profiteering, has no compunction about fattening at the other feuow's ;- expense, : Waterside*.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18771, 26 July 1924, Page 7
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98EXTORTIONATE RENTS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18771, 26 July 1924, Page 7
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