DEMAND FOR MILLIONS!
strain on PUBLIC PURSE. | MR. MASSEY’S JOKE AT MR. | LYSNAR’S EXPENSE. j WELLINGTON, .July 28. The people of New Zealand appear to lie rapidly approaching the stage when they will come' to the Government for’everything from a. cradle to a coffin. Certainly, if all the present demands were acceded to New Zealand would soon be bankrupt. At a recent deputation the Prime Minister said it would be interesting if someone would prepare a return showing the total amount of public expenditure involved in granting the requests of recent deputations . to him. The return is as follows:—- £ Otae'o Medical School 30,000 i Dental School §'is>oo() Dunedin Post Office 150,000 Taieri floods s dnnn Yale Telescope B(JiD Ohura Railway _ 400,000 Hospital Subsidies 300,000 Unemployment relief 10,000 Technical College £0, 000 Napier High School 40.00)/ Hutt High S-chool zO,OCO Total 1,188,000 This is at the rate of £10,000,000 a year and does not include the request of the Auckland Education Board for £1,000,000 op the expenditure of £IO,OOO recommended by Mr Lvsnar, member for • Gisoorne. to block the leaks in Lake Vaikaremoana.—Special.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9576, 30 July 1923, Page 5
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