ECONOMY REPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 215, 11 September 1931, Page 8

ECONOMY REPORT.

EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.

COMMITTEE DISTURBED

DISTORTED REPORTS ALLEGED.

(By ■ Telegraph.—Parliamentary, Reporter.) ; ' • WELLINGTON, this, day, : The, Inter-party ■ Committee, • . which; began; its deliberations yesterday morning, - will resume this morning ' with. ail. uninterrupted programme till Wednesday'evening, when it is hoped \iij will report to the House. The Railway Board's report on railway construction was hurriedly presented to Parliament yesterday, to enable it to be ..fully considered by the committee/as the Public Works expenditure and deficiencies in railway'-interest

comprise formidable -items in adjusting the: . financial' programme - to meet restricted resources. The deliberations ; began ;in a somewhat " disturbed • atmosphere, for it■ Js made plain by members of the committee : that there' haye : been discussions around . the table regarding the 'reports of evidence that' have- been, appearing, in the newspapers. Soriie of. the committee hold' the ' opinion that some of .these' reports "are distorted,' with the- object of gaining a party advantage.- Whether this : is. correct; or not' it is. unfortunately' true., that' lneniliers.. .0f..-the _ cominitte.e ;.appfpach. their., task, in _. a inutually' suspicious attitude,. ,"fearing that suggestions for ] economy,, .though •tentative.and onjy to .be adopted under urgent', need, wUI; be .ultimately. used publicly against them in party /warfare. ' The view is' held that although the Labour' .representatives / may'., radically differ from the main body of the committee regarding suggestions, for financial rehabilitation, they- will not break, away-from the deliberations, but will remain.to-the.endj possibly submitting a minority- report. It is felt ;in "advance that no,, common ground of action can be -unanimously- selected. -- - ;