BOWLED OUT.
Sir Joseph Ward has been completely bowled out by flTe In tho course of his Winton speech the ex-Premier stressed the fact that -since the Reform Government came to office the taxation per head of population had increased by 10s 3d. The figures contained in the Official Tear Book were quoted in nupport of this contention. Unhappily for Sir Joseph, however, the figures show tliat for the'-year ending March 31st, (th<?,-Jast year jjn-. which Sir Joseph Ward was in officey tlie taxation increased by 6s lid per head over the previous year, while for the year 'ending March 31st, 1913 < duringeight or nine months of which the Massey '.(-Sovornment ivas in office"* the increase was only Hs Id per head..
Hie exposure is so complete tliat it cannot fail to produce embarrassment to the member for Awarua and amusement for the taxpayers of the country.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 26 February 1914, Page 4
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