REBATE OF RURAL RATES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22422, 17 November 1934, Page 19

REBATE OF RURAL RATES

> - to THE EDITOR Sxfc, —It.is.a pity that your correspondent “-Unknown," is unable to read intelligently statements-which he undertakes to criticise. I did, not “ imply ” that the farmers of this or other districts “ rode about 4n carriages,” and nothing but. mental ob'tuseness could read such a suggestion info my letter. And no farmer— individually or codectively—in Strath-Taieri has asked for the

12i per cent, rebate, Intelligent, reading s of your columns would have, shown him .that the idea, emanated from the Finance Minister," as a sop to the unquestionably equitable” demand of an influential and rapidly increasing ■ section of the rural landholders, for the derating of rural lauds. ...... ;.• , •• Motor .transport has completely, revolutionised the conditions of transport and the upkeep and conditioning-of the roads, •and 'ah'entirely." new policy 'for the pro- • vision of funds for the purpose has become, am urgent necessity. Of these factors,, your correspondent seems densely ignorant, .and it. was wise on his part to conceal'his 1 .identity and thus evade the responsibility for his inane and childish criticisin'of a serious question.—l am, etc., : - ■•'• :• ■■• .- ■•. • • W. D. Mason. Middlemarch, November 16.