UNITED BUDGET

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 963, 5 May 1930, Page 11

UNITED BUDGET

“TRIBUTE TO REFORMSOCIAL ECONOMY ••An involuntary tribute to the previous Reform Administration." was how Mr. H. Holland, M.P. for Christchurch North, referred to Sir Joseph Ward's Budget of 1929. when speaking at the Epsom Library on Saturday evening in support of Mr. W. P. Endean, Reform candidate for Parnell. Mr. Holland referred first to Sir Joseph Ward’s declaration in the Budget that no economy was possible in regard to the social services. This was a confession that the Reform Government had eliminated wastage ami placed the social services on a truly economical basis, as economical as possible without sacrificing efficiency. Dealing with the surplus in this year’s accounts, Mr. Holland drew attention to two changes in the method of keeping accounts which had enabled a surplus to be shown. There was first, tlie debiting of an additional £185.000 to the railways. The railway deficit had been increased by £ 185,01'" in order to show a surplus of £lso'no*i in the Consolidated Account. Second!! there was the introduction of a new method of book-keeping in regard to the Post Office accounts. Sir. Endean and Mr. R. A. Wright M.P., also addressed the meeting. A vote of confidence in the candidate was curried with some dissent.