[unclear: The] Thirties

I soon learned also that Social [unclear: credit] was a live issue in [unclear: Australia] and Canada as well as in [unclear: Britain], and it proved a more [unclear: gorous] organism in the [unclear: domi-ons] and commonwealth than [unclear: in] original home. There was much [unclear: interest] in the matter in [unclear: Dunedin] the early thirties, partly owing its novelty, but more to the [unclear: lamitous] conditions of the time.

There were actually food riots in [unclear: the] streets of the city, and a large [unclear: ocery] establishment had win-[unclear: ws] smashed by the rioters.

Orthodox economists, of course, [unclear: se] to attempt rebuttal of the [unclear: esis]—their fundamental [unclear: assumpsons] were in danger of strict [unclear: amination]. Debates were [unclear: held] Professor Fisher, Mr. Lloyd [unclear: oss], and no less a person than [unclear: local] Communist leader, Mr. [unclear: ark] Silverstone. It was all very [unclear: vigorating].