PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Sir.—“ The Press” would probably be offended if we did not take an interest in its leading articles. In "Public Accounts" and "Public Servants and Politics.” is a very commendable defence of the integrity, ability and impartiality of officials in the Treasury and Audit Department. It should be noted, however, that “The Press” is almost exactly six months late in drawing attention to this matter. When the present Prime Minister and his colleagues “discovered” the vote-catching but nonexistent Budget surplus of £ 14,000.000. and these public servants were even provoked into vocal defence of their accountancy. “The Press” found it convenient to be silent. Consistency, thy name is political expediency!— Yours, etc., Di ROBERTSON. Rakaia. May 26. 1950. LWe should be glad if Mr Robertson would quote explicitly any instance of public servants being “provoked into vocal defence of their accountancy.” We have no present record of such an occurrence.—Ed.. “The Press.”]
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Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26125, 30 May 1950, Page 2
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