MORE RETRENEMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 156, 3 July 1888, Page 5

MORE RETRENEMENT.

ATKINSON ANDGOLDIE

proposal to sa|e£loo,ooo addition!. !•

(BY TELEGRAPH.—OWmPORTER.)

WELLIISoj, this day. Cabinet is at present conleing the overtures made from the Refeuhment Committee with regard to furj^treductions in public expenditure. Ijjoiations have been proceeding since j^eday on the subject. Mr • Goldie 104, as Chairman of the Committeejrminding the Premier that when jlw deputation waited upon him li -eference Co furtlier retrenchment, 1 expressed a desire to assist them and Id a promise to consider the matter andScm them a* to the means he thoughtmigH_iused by them. They asked for the suggeios referred to. Sir H. Atkinson repliedsttinK that he had been unable yet to c6iut the Cabinet, but hoped to be able to|_j to-day, and would then give the suggitio he promised last Friday. He added|ia he had just had an interview with | t. Thompson, and he had promised to iidthe estimates showing in detail the potions which the Committee think Ale. This he said would be aU aid _to the Cabinet in comitf t> a decision. Mr Goldie replied regret gfelay, because it was important he shell ay before the Committee the views csty Government before the matter was fthr discussed in the House. He proceejtl o say that the Committee could not § bund by information furnished by,. Thompson, as they had no knowl|e! whatever ol savings he would propdj or had he, so far as tho Committee Netware, a complete knowledge of savirftey would suggest. He added that ilo.e minds there was an idea that a very Id saving might be made in working raiiy, As the result of this lettel deputation consisting of Messrs Gdle.Monk, Hobbs and "Withy waited orlhc Premier subsequently, and laid befcfhjo the views of the Committee with r|r. to retrenchment. The desired m&rwas discussed at some length, and thhmier gave the deputation to understaifeht if the House I affirmed a motion that fe alaries of the public officials throughcfbhcolony should be reduced to markejwue, hewouia carry it into effect, bufe Ould have to submit the matter to I kbiuet before giving a definite answj Ms believed that if this promise is lei&ffect> to, the result, would be the savf da further sum of £100,000. lam infofecby one of the Committee that the *W for Public Works considers that &vig of £ 80,0UU per annum in the depaWt of working railways is quite practidjleind feasible. TECHNICAL HjpION. I understand Sir Gec| intends to move in direction of tocfic! education for children in primary scljWHe fnMdert every child should be %ha trade before leaving school, | J