RETRENCHMENT SCHEME

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13929, 12 June 1909, Page 3

RETRENCHMENT SCHEME

Sir Joseph Ward denied that the retrenchment scheme was an admission that there had been a waste in the past. The Main Trunk line had necessitated an enormous number of officers who were not needed now. If a non-political power was set up it would be like a judge/ of the Supreme Court and superior to Parliament. The responsibility on the Government in the matter of retrenchment was great, but it would put the financial position of the country on a sound basis. He denounced the attempts made to create an impression that New Zealand was on the verge of bankruptcy.