SMALL FARMS SCHEME

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18206, 29 September 1933, Page 10

SMALL FARMS SCHEME

“TOO MUCH RED TAPE’’ BUREAUCRACY BLAMED Criticism of. .the manner in which problems of kind settlement and relict of unemployment under the Small Farms Act- were being handled by Government departments was voiced by the Hon. C. .1. Carrington (Auckland) in seconding tlie .Address-in-Reply motion in the Legislative (.'ouneil. Mr.' Carrington said the purposes ol legislation should be carried into effect without waste of time and circumlocution by a bureaucratic Public Service. ,fudging by the result of the Government’s efforts to transfer suitable unemployed from No. 5 scheme to areas of land, lie was convinced that drastic changes -wore necessary in departmental methods. The present difficulty was over-central isa lion.

“Many! people have come to consider the real seat of Government is in departmental buildings, and not in the Houses of Parliament, because of the highhanded power exorcised by some ollieials,” said Mr. Carrington. “I feel very strongly on this question, because I have seen a very henelicionfc measure, the Small Farms Act, passed in this chamber, yet it is retarded and stultified in its operations through the system at present in vogue.

"I rw.-ciitly taken an interest in a proposed settlement in a closin' to sec hack-on the land people who wish to go hack, hilt.-before any work is done it is necessary -to got a large number of tiles °f I'apor. 1 can’ say that before anything" was .done with this particular block, ol land, before a spade was put mto tile land, the tile was from two to 'three incites thick. That proves conclusively there is too much red tape.” -^ r - hdu'rington said one way out of the difficulty would he to place one of the most suitable Ministers of the Crown in charge of the Public Service its chairman 'h a hoard composed of publicspirited gentlemen of mature experience and proved wisdom. Tim personnel ol the Lands and AgVienll ural Departments could lie reduced. Savings could he ollecfcd by i lie amalgamation of depart luenls,