ADVERTISING FAVOURS.
The /Government his fljurmslied a return,; showing,'ihio.w its adwrtising favours are distributed . v This ehmv s clearJy that ;ifcbe revenues of the D - are ' not (being expended- in either' a fiair. or equitable m&une-r. Take Master-ton fox on illustration. •The individual newspapers in this toraalhap poeived/ifess in advising last year, than thepaperin' Carterton (wihich suportsuthe Government) and only about half tth© amount re-, ceived Iby 1 the PaAnjiersikm North papers. Can anybody suggest' for'. a memen&'Vthat this is..justfc ? Then we •lvave a. paper like the " 'Dominion" .al<&olut&ly-.i'boycM>tted.. Will the tax-, payers of the country accept the e-Xr planation of the Prim© Minister .that advertising in this paper is unrieces* isary ? Are (not thJe toff,airs of this country supposed to be eondiucted on ibuisanesis' Hines ? Would a 'business •jrcaii Wellington. withhold his advortisewiteinffc (from 'the "Dominion" inoTCSjpaper because he disagreed' with it i politics P Of course he would not. The Government u\ then, adopting measures which no business firm -would dare "adopt. It stands c< evicted oE a reckless disregard for
business methods in the administration of the public revenues—revenues wihioh, by the way, are derived from all sections of the community. The ©lectors will be afforded an opportunity in a few weeks' time of showing their resentment of the (boycotting tactics adopted 'by the pres*ent Government.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10435, 28 September 1911, Page 4
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219ADVERTISING FAVOURS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10435, 28 September 1911, Page 4
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