THE PEOPLE'S SAVINGS.

Mataura Ensign, 19 March 1909, Page 3

THE PEOPLE'S SAVINGS.

IV. O HE'LT'U.NS. i'. ; t' n I : i' )V:;-.S A SSOC i A . ciuus'i/cm KLii, xaxixii 18. Ijuriiii;' his at the banquet iu Jlr George Laurunsoit, ALl'., at iA'tl'dtuii 10-night, llu- Prime Ittini-.-ler (.sir .Jum'J.'li Ward.) referring to the Dominion I'manees, stated thai i lie tigures regarding the Post Otli''e Savings JJiiuk showed that the deposits for tie- months oi .lairuary ;iiid February totalled withdrawals Z1 5.U.07.T being an oi deposits over withdrawals -.1 iJlir.Ols. Sir .Joseph indicated ihal Pariiamud. would be asked to reduce I he ;ut;is o\ separate fi'.'tUons offered under IJ;«■ Lands Settlement Act. H jwould 1 his duly, in tin; eourse of Hip ii'Wt lew weeks, to plao* th" policy oj' tin* Government I'L'i'ure tin: iit.M.pl*', aud indicate the proposed legislation of next session. At present tin* finances of the Dominion promised to bear out the estimate he placed before Parliament last session. AH the Government's financial needs wen* fixfld up to October m-xt, an important thing I'or people. of ail ebisses to know. Sir .Joseph left for Wellington by tlie lUoeraki this evening.