THE CALL FOR ECONOMY.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20316, 15 August 1931, Page 21

THE CALL FOR ECONOMY.

I j TO THE EDITOR 0? THX TR1553. j Sir, — a harassed taxpayer, [ was j j much annoyed to read in your columns j week or two ago of the enornimis | eums spent by tho Government o;: social services. Mr Forbes very rightly preaches economy to everyone. \Vbv i nos begin at home? There are too j ! many perquisites allowed members of i Parliament these hard times. Country ! j bers, of course, need ears for coun- , try business, but there are trams and ; buses for town members. | Then let them front business letters t:ly, and cut out unnecessary expense in allowing wive« and families r>f members to travel free. Though no one i e :pects them to travel steerage, second j iiiss train carriages are quito comfort- ! able. j j Why c-annot United and Reform sink | their selfish differences, join forces, and j slave off another expensive election for i r couple of yeans, and aleo give up the j Prohibition issue for the same reason. think the general public really fail | to realise that if our politicians put ftl! | their cards on the table at •'•nee, «s Mr Lang has done, it would bo se«u , that financially we are very little betr j tor off than Australia. It is hard f work and thrift that saves a nation, j snd it is deplorable selfishness to wfc«to j money at three times and leave the J thrifty to pay all the taxes. j If we ore let in for another elec- ; tion we should insist that members i pledge themselves to reduce social ser- j vices expenses by half. If by wasting j : ii penny a day tho railwav employees ; , bte over £20,000, how much moro are j we losing by the extravagance of the ! Government? f think Mr Forbes is i doing; his best but that best can he | [ much improved upon. Taxpayers should j ! pive up the lai3sea-faire >iabit.—lours. "■ ! etc.. 1 1 WOMAN TAXPAYER, j j August 14th, 1931. j I •