THE URIWERA TRIP.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9430, 30 May 1896, Page 9

THE URIWERA TRIP.

- . liie recent denials of the ')- •"*!!!** of txtr».v(ign.tica brought ngnitut '>- the Opposition, has declared in "•ffftl »poeches that the coit of the \ r, «*iw«ra trip ilid not exoeed £150. Against ' denial ye have iho ottioial retnrna. .;j, ""do not \*i»h to dubalievo the Premier, ,; J"i Wa cannot treat* with contempt the I" documents. In the appendices of mulct-the heed o! "Native affairs,' I 'j ,, I" , * wtnrn ie the oo«b of priutiog the [ 'I f^ er {P l 'o» o' the trip, together with highly [ .'" *uogi»Uo article< from Ministerial n6wa- ) ]s< |*pan. The co«t of this work of 108 pages I *«wv<m it £83 5». There was • previous '•}■ *«»me vrmieJ, but «t»t iaeaeU, the cost of , ;*f iir* do . cc not »ppa»r« *"£, *° strive Rt the actual coat for travel Hog *.*->#, enM « md allowanosa ia this celebrated ■ it is necesaaty ta recite all the ,',» * "Wded pxpauditute oi the Cabinet for the '• '• ♦ Jet* ** "° 6 B^ vea «oder one head, ,•' \ ■*• *Plwa r » in three separate returns, first ■Iμ "UuMttliorised Expenditure" p»per ,""•*»• n ' Ou »*l Sccret*ry'e Departraeut :— v,*! ellin t! *HowauCM and expense! of ' " "JS, ~1 " 8 . £1213. J"«n B 17a gives a total of £2635 8s 10d, 9*. 1 «uppleiiientai-y nccouut *• Expenaee S » eToMr '' end finally, in V" '}} w * live Ueiwrtirwit under 05, tmel X ■ ' *SRor x P cn * c*e * 3a lOd, or * t«t»l of t; •Sβ: 2 * 2,, ' ■l , *rliamen6 e«t for 136 days v> uering th*t year, «o that this expenditure I. ■"•J" locewed du«i« R the 229 days of the ft , - jFr» Sundays mcludud, at the iate of & ST f 22 P" d *y- Takiug Mr Carroll's &' »!. •°. the e *pemUture, we find that he \K' r £*$ tA £2 98 10e from the return under }' fii»»t: M trav ellin« allowances; and A • ™«?er sum of £307 17s 8d from the ''■ TSSt v o o,e » or » toul for allowances of S S2*. ?'• '"J"* , t>o 404 d *y« •* 3°* p« r vl* T»" m » *hich is the statutory sum allowed. •-" fiffld* c° ' lrew n, " ler the tetm exp*«"« ••"' 2ani wlli,e on the Native tour, and |~ ««»< is 7d from the ordinary faud beeidei

filGQ.fpr Hona« allowance, allogether a £4«> * h»W-mini.tor on a salary of

Ihe tour through Uriwera lasted three r o e ™ kß, h .? ving left Auckland on March 13th. lbiW, and arrived at Wairoa, "after some thrilling experiences," on April 4th. In the light of official figures it is difficult to understand the Premier's £150 statement.