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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18193, 14 September 1933, Page 11

■'lt is impossible In know a country in a few months,” said Kir Joseph Smith, in an address on India a! a Grammar School old boys’ luncheon at Auckland. No one could expect, to get a first 1 1 ;md knowledge of New Zealand in four montlis, and it would lie even more difficult, to learn umeli about, a country like. India in that time. ”11 r unfortunate that visitors after a short stay in a country criticise it ineornpet cntly," Kir Joseph added. The town clerk of Dunedin in Ids annual report for Die, past, year stated Unit while the City (’oiineil bad budgeted for an.’expenditure of £214.933 to ha! anee with the estimated income, the annual outgoings had been met by an expenditure of £204.457, or £10,500 be low the estimate. This satisfactory result was attained only by close periodical examination of income and expenditure as the year progressed, which course permitted variations being made in the demands on the account in the light of the general trend of tlio financial barometer. The wisdom of that course is abundantly evident, to-day, whoii, faced as it is by a heavy drop in rate assessments, the council is not at the same time called upon to provide for a deficit to add to its ditlieoltie;