THE FARMER'S MOTOR-CAR.
Sir,—l see the Hon. K. S. Williams has been attacking tho farmer's motorcar. I live in a well-settled district, where nearly every farmer owns a car, but I have seen none of the joy-riding and extravagances mentioned in the Minister's speech. In my opinion the economic position of the country is not affected so much by the farmer's car as it is by the city man's car. One has only to visit the cities to see thousands of expensive private cars in use, running in all directions, many of them with only one occupant, yet at the same time there are buses and trams to take one anywhere within a dozen miles for a few pence. This is where the extravagance is, and the inevitable load must eventually bo borne by tho primary producer. To whom is the 'motor-car most essential, the person living near the tram and bus routes or the farmer from one to 20 miles from a railway ? Extravagant Farmer.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19720, 20 August 1927, Page 14
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166THE FARMER'S MOTOR-CAR. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19720, 20 August 1927, Page 14
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