MANY ECONOMIES
STATE EXPENDITURE
UPPER HOUSE REFERENCE (Pur Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Ist night. Resuming the debate in the Legislative Council on the Finance Bill, the Hon, W. Earnshaw said the Government's policy was it disastrous one. He thought it would be a gracious tiling if the Supreme Court judges followed the example of the Governor-General, find agreed to a 10 per cent, cut : n their salaries. Some limit should be placed on the judge of the Arbitration Court so that he could not make a reduction of more than 10 per cent. The Hon. R. Masters said the Government was trying to do its duly fearlessly and well, with no regard to political considerations. It was the desire of the Government to produce a balanced budget, which was essential if New Zealand were to maintain the high name it enjoyed abroad. Public expenditure bad been reduced to the lowest possible ebb.
Referring to the economic committee, Mr. Masters said the Council would diortlv have the opportunity of dealing with the .legislation arising out of the report of .that committee. After a cursory examination of the Education Donartment it-was.found it would be possible to save £250,000. but the Government was not satisfied with that, and it proposed to set up a non-political committee to further investigate the position. Furl her. out of the annual expenditure of £24.000.0C0. the sum of £17.000,000 was statutory, so it would be necessary to amend the law before economies could be effected in other departments. When the legislation came down there would he provision for the abolition of certain departments and the amalgamation of others. The Government would also have to face reductions in social services. It would also be necessary to reduce production costs.
After Fir Thomas Sitlev had briefly replied, the Council agreed to the second reading, bv 26 votes to three, tlie opponents beiipf the. Hons. W. Earnshaw, M. Fagan and W. Mclntyre. The Council adiourned till to-morrow.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17439, 10 April 1931, Page 9
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