A CURE FOR THE TEN-POUND CLAUSE, WITHOUT PETITIONS.
tO THH MUTOH OW THU BTAU. Sih,— l thoroughly agreo with your correspondent "A." no to tho causo of all our present difficulties ; without a doubt they havo mainly been cnuscd by this reckless Hystom of credit, encouraging extra vagsnt habits In our midst, and Canterbury is now " suffering a l'ooovcry." A fow years ago everything appeared prosperous j but how falso our position. Bolstered up with credit (In some Instance, almost forced on us) until the majority of traders horo aro in a most enibarras ed and pitiable condition, and with all this staring us in the faco wo havo not tho moral courago to stop this canker, which Is dragging us still doopor Into tho miro, aud learn a lesson from the past, This outcry about the InJui tico of tho TonPound Clauso Is In tho peoplo's own hands, Thoy havo horo tho cure Stop this unlimited " tick," and we may thon, perhaps, bo in a ponlllon to warrant tho opinion of tlio commercial correspondent of tho Arijus, that " tho credit of New Zealand is second only to that of Victoria," Your obedient servant, ONE WHO PAYS,
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 36, 25 June 1868, Page 3
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