FINANCE BILL No.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 10, 22 December 1933, Page 8

FINANCE BILL No.

Upper House Debate THROUGH ALL STAGES By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, Dec. 21. Speaking in the Legislative Council on the second reading of the Finance Bill (No. 2), the Hon. J. A. Hanan said it was difficult to see how the Government could set aside moneys for repayment of the national debt when tho Budget showed a deficit. There was too great a tendency among people to lean on the Government for help, and there was a continual clamour by sections of the community for favours and privileges. In his opinion there had been a growth of centralised government to the detriment of the liberty of the subject. The Hon. D. Buddo said there were signs of a definite improvement, and ho considered next year would be much better than its predecessor. Tho Hon. C. J. Carrington contended that the cost of government was too high, and ho. advocated the closest scrutiny of all State expenditure. In reply, the Hon. R. Masters said that under the Public Debt Extinction Act money was set aside yearly for repayment of the public debt. He agreed that it was not a time for the Government to increase expenditure. The bill was read the second time.

On the third reading Sir James Allen asked whether anything had been done to place the superannuation funds on a sound basis. Tho Hon. R. Alasters said that a conference representative of every section of the public service had been considering proposals for rectifying the position of the funds, and it had adjourned until February. He hoped that the funds would soon be placed on a sound basis. The hill was passed