MODERATION OF ROYAL TOUR PROGRAMME IS MATTER FOR THE HOSTS
LONDON, Sept, (i (Reed. 6 p.m.)—“The Times,” in an editorial. says: “Satisfaction that the King’s health is now .sufficiently robust to stand the inevitable great strain of a State visit to New Zealand and Australia, will be mingled with a hope that the programme is kept within the bounds of moderation. “Their Majesties have a Royal sense of duty, a personal wish to meet as many of their subjects as possible, and a human relish wherever they go for getting off the beaten track. The selfdenying ordinance needed io prevent these happy qualities ft;om [overcrowding the programme will not be observed on Royal initiative alone. It will need Io be drawn up for the visitors by their hosts, to ensure that periods of complete rest and relaxation are lot forgotten.” vices would have to be pegged at the present levels or even reduced, despite the pressure of a natural population increase and huge immigration programmes. When the conference resumed in open session this afternoon, the Premier of New South Wales, Mr. McGirr, said that the Commonwealth Government was one of the most important contributors towards inflation He decided that the Prime Minister’s offer meant that the State could not 'balance its Budget. School and health services would be affected and a 1 vans-
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Wanganui Chronicle, 7 September 1950, Page 5
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