WILL REMIT ANNUITIES
Mr Cosgrave’s Bid for Irish Farmer*’ Votes.
United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, January 12. “ Don’t think that this is merely a political bribe. It is nothing of 'the sort,” declared Mr W. T. Cosgrave, leader of the Opposition, during an election campaign speech at Kildare when outbidding Mr de Valera for the farmer’s vote. Mr Cosgrave announced that, if elected, he would remit the land annuities for November-December, 1932, for June and November-December, 1933, and for June, 1934. The first collection under his Government would be made in 1934. Mr Cosgrave said he considered that the farmers were unable to pay more than half of what they had been paying, and would not be asked to pay more. Referring to negotiations with Britain, Mr Cosgrave said they would be based on the ability of the farmers to pay, and according to the formula to which Britain, France and Italy had already subscribed and to which he hoped America would ultimately subscribe.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 661, 14 January 1933, Page 1
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