MINISTER AND OFFICER.
THE DEFENCE ISSUE. Per Press Association. HASTINGS, Feb. 18. “Everyone admires the efforts of Mr Semple in saving lives on the roads, and congratulates him. on his success,’’ said Major-General Sir Andrew Ruesell, in reply to-day to Mr Semple’s comment on the respective merits of the money spent on road-safety measures and that spent on defence. That,” said Sir Andrew, “was not the point raised. You can only spend a pound once, unfortunately. What is spent on defence must comt off some other vote. It is a question of on what at this moment will money be most wisely spent.” Sir Andrew s attention was drawn to Mr Semple’s statement that “those who attempt to get rid of this slaughter (on the roads) surely deserve to be called something better than fools, even, by an officer of the rank of Sir Andrew.”
“No.” said Sir Andrew Russell. “Th« word ‘fools’ was not used.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 69, 18 February 1939, Page 12
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156MINISTER AND OFFICER. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 69, 18 February 1939, Page 12
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