POLITICAL NOTES.

Lake County Press, Issue 2136, 20 September 1906, Page 5

POLITICAL NOTES.

" Local bodies aro moro often responsible for delay than the department in the expenditure of grants," says the Minister of Public Works. A Marconi installation to telegraph between New Zealand and tho Chatham islands would cost £II,OOO, and take £2,000 a year to work it. " Unemployed ! Show me the man who wants work, and I will give it him," said the Hon. Hall-Jones, in reference to a question put by Mr Sidey, in regard to unemployed, especially in Dunedin, last January. " The whole trouble," continued the Minister, "is that men want work alongside their homos. I want as many men as possible for the Main Trunk Pvailway, in the North Island." "At what wage," asked Mr Arnold. " According to the man's work," replied tho Minister. " A poor man gets poor pay, a middling man middling pay, and a good man good pay. That is the proper way, I think."