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Greymouth Evening Star, 28 October 1932, Page 11

Replying to the. Highway Fund deputation, yesterday, Mr Forbes said that in tbe course of the criticism of the Government, the terms “robbery” and “embezzlement” had been used. It also had* been said that tlie Government were breaking the'ir contracts. The interests of the country came first, said Mr Forbes, and if it were necessary to break contracts they had to he broken. The National Expenditure Commission had been attacked from pillar to post. The Commission had a difficult duty ill saying candidly what it thought of the way the Government were carrying on the business of the country. The long suffering taxpayer had a right to know that money was being spent to the best possible advantage. He thought the Commission had done its work well in a pretty candid way. It had been subjected to much abuse and criticism, but. he thought it had done a service to the people.—-Press Assn.