RETRTENCHMENT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 154, 3 July 1888, Page 3

RETRTENCHMENT.

fStom our own Correspondent.) / , r Wellington, July 3. ' THei Betrenohment Committee yesterday wrote, to? the Premier, reminding him that when th"«ir deputation waited on him on Friday with reference to farther retrench* ment they; "ferpxesw&d a desire to assist him, and a promise was made by him that he would consider the matter And inform them d£\the" means, by which he would bring sbeufc th« retrenchment they asked for. Sir Harry -.replied; that %ie would not be able then to suggest the best means of proceeding with regard to certain proposed reductions in. thft estimates? as he had been unable yet tbconsult -the Cabinet, but he promised that he would, if possible, give consideration today to the suggestions promised on Friday. Subsequent correspondence took place in the course of which the Committee desired that the retrenchments should ■ be. carried out it possible dfiting the preseni session and ia any o»se. during the recess. The Premier said^o would, .consider the whole matter in OabMet" tbJB morning and gave them to understand that) if they would affirm a motfp.n ~ ftjbout the desirability of further retrenchment- he would be prepared to carry it,out on the linens indicated, viz., making the s&iarits sight through the Service simply the market value of. the work done. It is said thaVtho-J&niswr for Wprks believes that is the Viailway ijUpartmeat alone a saving of A9&QQO' can bs made. .liioisteti were. in Oakinev for three hours - to*d#yybtt& fto^deoisioQ was oome to relative to the propose of the Retrenobmeot Committee. The feeling of the. Cabinet was against siving any promise in the direction d&Mitm!'tfiiL§ Cooiinittee. Mioiatets were williog to go on retrenching as they had been' doing, but objected to tying themselves down to aoy fixed sum.