POLITICAL POINTS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 15973, 15 November 1919, Page 5

POLITICAL POINTS.

"There should be less bureaucratic control in the Railway Department," deplared Mr Cuttle in his Aramoho speech. He then proceeded to quote instances to show that no encouragement was given the men to use their brains. This, however, did not quite tally with the praise he had been so liberally • bestowing on the Massey regime, so as an afterthought he added:—"l believe thing's are better in this connection than in former years." The Duhedin Star, which is usually well informed in politics, says: We hear on good authority that the general election will be held on Wednesday, December 17. *■ When the Liberals joined the Conservative Party in 1915, Sir' Joseph Ward found £72,000 in the Treasury. That would not have been there only a certain section of public servants had not been paid. When Sir Joseph Ward left there was £15,239,000 available.—The Hon. MaeDonald, at Rotorua.