SUSTENANCE PAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVXIII, Issue 53, 4 March 1937, Page 8

SUSTENANCE PAY.

WASTED ON LIQUOR.

THREAT OF SUSPENSION.

STATEMENT BY MINISTER. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WKLLIX<;ToX. tin day. Maoris and Kiiro|>ca us alike arc in danger of 10-in:j -u>tcnaiicc lej'n-f \\ licro lelialile e\i.|ence i- jivailalde tl.at I litt lecipicni i« uH-tinjr the inoiie\ instead ol it)'pl\ in- it In I In' proper ma ililt-n----ani'e oi hinisell or ol' hi.- wile and family. A -tatemeni to 111 i-, .'tl'rci \ut» i«-in*<i to-day li\ the Mlni-ti r of LaUmr. thu Hon. 11. T. Ai in-tioiiy. The Mini-ter state,l thai he \\a- |wrl inlie<l at Iho frci|lli'lit represeiilatiuiis Hum leputnldo lit i/.eu.-. coiicei the manner in uliieli inoiie\> provide,l from the Kiuplo\ iiitMit l'i "in..l ion Kiiinl vvcre M|ii.iudei ed in i \,r puri-lia-e of into\icat L.juor. •■U'ithoiil lieinfr derogatory t.« the Maori people, for whom I ha m> t lie

iitiiio-t K-pcct." said Mr. Arni-i nm-j. "the po-ition is moM uoticealile in disiriyt- where the Maori popnl.ition ifairly lii-uli. Some tleliiiite action miiM lie tiik.Mi to iii-coiirape wasteful e\|ici,diturc ot inollex pun i,led from a fund eieated ;ilid mailitaincil In relieve di.-lle-- ciil-ed l.v inaliility to ol.iaiu employ in.Mil It <ann.il he overlooked that I lie Kniph.i ■ 1111-nt I'roliiotioll Kll lid i< pro\i,|e.l ll.mi direel taxation. "Mep- u ill. therefore, l>c mUrn to (1,,|1V relief ;l ~~ i-1;i 1 (t-,- In lecipicni-vva-ttiill\ evpeililiu-j sii-lcnn nee iiioliev in-lead of appl\ inu it to Ihe pin [~.-,■ !,,r which it was •.•ranted." \Vhere -ii5p,.,,«!,„, ~,■ ~,.|i,.f „.,, ilc.•;.led upon. K ,i,| m, \, ~,,,,,,„;_. ~i,i. 1 i cants \\. hi 1.1 |:ave the i i-lit to icpicciil '•"'i' , I""'!' to the h.'ad ~llicc ..| Ihe l-aliour Depart tiii-in . w hei ,• ,■ i, I, ,■ ,-.■ > M Im> .Icid.d ~, i,. „„,!,.. Alt ll.Hipli ii hail I,, ■en in.li.iilc.l 1h.,1 ll.r I •"''_<? «olllil Im> .-ippli.-d sv it li.oil ,1 !).., •'■lt ill! ion l H |«r...i piiUeha and Miiui. t' l,, parlieiilar . ii, iim-i., t ,.-..-. ~i i| M M;""'i vvcre 1,,.i,,., caief-iilv ~ ~i-i.1.-. d "'til the oliject of v 11.-1.. ii 11 -.- '.!■...r.n-l niihlij'liint i<hi of icli.-t iiiom.'v l.\ i!,,. mi >•• dlletioii of a Mdieiue u hi.- , , u.,,,1.1 I ll of orders for linti-chotid ami |m ,-, nil ""•I'l'lies. h was app.'iii-i.i 1 ~,i Ihe present - \ ~icni o! t - H -\, ■~, \ i.. v , „, Mot i tin v < ihe intern i..>,» mid mii iis nf the Act.