EXPENSES TOO HEAVY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 424, 2 December 1933, Page 5

EXPENSES TOO HEAVY

New Zealand and League of Nations MR. POLSON^TCRITICISM "Press if fW Wellington, Dec. 1. The opinion p fhaf New Zealand s expenses in connection with the League of Nations were too' heavy Wf>s expressed by Mr. W. J. Poison. (Co.. Stratford) in the House of Representatives to-day when the vote', I 'for the Prime Minister's department .wW'being discussed. He said the annual,contribution towards the expenses qf was £IB.OOO. and in addition '£ooo. had been expended last year on the expenses of the New Zealand delegates at the . Disarmament conference and ,£750 on expenses of the, delegate to Geneva. These amounts were too big for a t ■country the size of New Zealand. They, _■. would probably not be grudged if results were being achieved. Mr. Fraser expressed the opinion that Geneva was the only hope for the world, at present. ~-:'.:<" ! Mr. Forbes»said New Zealand had made representations'to see whether her contribution could be reduced, and it was hoped shernight get some reduction in the future.'! H 6 pointed out that one difficulty was that there were a 1 number of nations who 'had defaulted in their contributions. Any British country once it had given its word would pay in full.