Riches Of Farmers
•OOMMON FALLACY’ EXPLODED. “Common fallacies” associated with the primary Industries of New Zealand were touched on at the last meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce Council, called for the purpose of discussing the chamber’s attitude loward tlie move to raise the rate of exchange. , . , “People are very apt In this eoimtrv to confuse the idea of sheep farmers with wealthy men.” said Mr W. B. Matheson. “There are perhaps :10m) wealthy men among the farmers, but, there are 50.000 small nmn who last vear Were not, getting wages.” The chairman. Mr J. P. Luke, president of the chamber, said that in his oninion another common fallacy was that the farmers kept the cities. “They never lisve, And tliov nc\cr will/’ added Mr Luke.
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Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18805, 29 November 1932, Page 9
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127Riches Of Farmers Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18805, 29 November 1932, Page 9
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