REASONS FOR REORGANISATION

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13926, 3 April 1909, Page 5

REASONS FOR REORGANISATION

It was easy for critics to declare that Departments had been overmanned dur- i ing the long period of prosperity. A I tendency in that direction naturally ex- j isted, which was unavoidable. >?Thc rapid increase of business in the public service," he said, "calls for an increase from time to time -to meet the extension caused by the growth of trade. . This applies to some of the new Departments. The w time Jbas^ arrived when the public demand "Has lalT^rge extent been met, if not overrsupplied: For instance^ .the^QJJsoMatfd revenue in 1903-4 'was '£^2l^Boandin 1907-8 was £9,055,945,. without any increase of taxation. Jt 'should- be remembered that the 25 per cent, increase in the* graduated land tax imposed Jast -year will come into, jforee^this year for the first time. Our revenue dnring t;he five years increased., by, -over two millions, and bu»' expenditure during th© same period rbs^ from £6,434,281 to £8,213,965, in increase of, in round figures, £1,80Q v o6O^&fcd the- excess of revenue over, expenditure for 1907-8 was £841,981. SitfceUhen, the effect of remissions of taxation >has amounted to about £500,000, \a&d',we cannot cx r pect to have as mucjb "balance available for contribution to the Public Works Fund as in the past. =