THE COST OF HANSARD.
Sir, —The Hon. R. MacCallum, M.L.C., has been putting a high value upon a lot of matter that is printed in Hansard. But the public gets the gist of all Parliamentary ideas from the newspapers and the fact that the public does «ot read Hansard is sufficient proof that it is not required. Everyone knows that its main use is for electioneering purposes. At a time when the strictest economy is necessary there is not the slightest justification for its continuance. The taking of th-s census was abandoned this year in the interests of economy, but the census statistics are a much more serious loss than the unread reams of Hansard would be. It should be suppressed without question. Waste.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19301231.2.153.6
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20760, 31 December 1930, Page 14
Word Count
124THE COST OF HANSARD. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20760, 31 December 1930, Page 14
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.