THE SWEEPING REUCTIONS.
At a meeting of the Auckland Financial and Political Reform League, an amendment was proposed that the policy of the Association shall include a reduction of future Governors' salaries to £5000 pe* annum, the number of paid Ministers to four, the sale of Ministerial residences, the number of representatives to be reduced to 50, abolition of the honorarium of members of the Legislative Council, of pensioners, sinecures, etc. where possible, opposition to any Ministry not reducing tho cost of the Civil Service by 25 per cent., abolition of Education Boards, abolition of the property tar and the substitution of a land tax if necessary, stoppage of railway construction where possible for three years, no borrowing for three years, opening villaae settlements everywhere, reduction of all taxation, rrduction of Customs tariff and readjustment of the items to foster all possible local industries. Social questions are not included in the programme. The discussion on the p«Hcj proposed was adjourned till next meeting
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4895, 22 June 1887, Page 2
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