SUBSIDISING THE SOUTH

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21861, 25 July 1934, Page 15

SUBSIDISING THE SOUTH

Sir, —Your article of Thursday is very timely, but far too mild to penetrate the political hides of our Southern friends. It is about time to call a spade a spade, even at the risk of raising the north versus south issue. By all means let the south have its road, but not at the cost of the north. The north has been paying the major portion of the loss on the south's political railways for years. Also, it subsidises their wheatgrowers for bread alone over £500,000 per year, to say nothing about poultry and pig feed. Surely our northern members have courage enough to point out this unfair expenditure in such a way that our friends in the south will realise the position, and act accordingly. As to the wheat duty, any unbiased opinion must realise that no duty is required when New Zealand grows 35 bushels to the acre and. Australia about 11 bushels per acre. Surely that is enough protection. The exploitation of -the poor, of whose food bread forms tbe greater part, should be stopped at once. Justice.