Sayings of the Week.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 20, 14 May 1913, Page 3

Sayings of the Week.

The Clamourers. THE fact was that the members of the Welington Chamber as business men could not join the noble army of clamourers for the expenditure of public money on the Wairarapa line when they knew what the state of the finances was. — Mr Mabin, president of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Speculation. The action of the banks in restricting advances for speculative purposes has had a most beneficial effect. It has restricted land speculation, which a few months ago was very prevalent. Numbers of estates were being cut up for speculation, and the buyers of the sections in turn became speculators. In that way we were going ahead too fast, and the estates were not being absorbed in a safe way. — Mr K. J. Nathan, Auckland. * * * * Suburban Progress. Sometimes Karori is considered a sio„going borough, but when one calmly considers the matter it has shown as much progress as any other suburban borough near Wellington.— Mr C. Cathie, Mayor. * * * * Important to Wellington. From the point of view of Wellington city, it is important that a deviation of the Rimutaka line should be found feasible. The difficulty will be to make the Government realise that it is advisable to spend 11200,000 on that work. The Rimutaka is the bugbear of the railway communication between Wellington and the Wairarapa, and is a great hindrance to trade. The development of the Wairarapa and East Coast district is of very great importance to Wellington. It is a district which is most closely attached to the city and harbour.— Mr A. Mabin. • » » e Railways With Private Capital. Railways can only he built by raising money; and this Dominion, no more than France, Japan,- or any other country which has gone in for a system of State railways, can make the progress in this respect it should do. The Governments of these countries have found that they cannot raise the money quickly enough to satisfy legitimate demands in respect to railway construction. In my opinion they should allow the people freedom to tax themselves in order to build their own railways under the supervision of the Public Works Department.— 1/r D. J. Nathan. Wellington. * * * * Country Life Near the City. I believe that residents have been attracted to Eastbourne who desired' io get away from Wellington city, from the stone walls and flagged pavements and the greyness and confinement of city life, j believe that it is bur green hills and open spaces, our splendid beaches and cur air of country life that keep people in feastbourne, and will induce more people to take up their residence there in the future. I recognise that the place must develop, that certain conveniences are necessary, but my desire is that, it should develop, as far as possible, on country lines. We should preserve those aspects pf country and seaside life that arc in point of fact responsible for the existence of the borough.— Mr ll'. J. Organ, Mayor of Eastbourne. * « > * Prudence and Caution. lie had no desire to be associated uilfli any borrowing or any increase of flic rates. Wellington city was slowly rising out of the recent depression, but prudence and caution were still necessary, and the city looked to the elasticity of the rates nnd the rentals from its leases for au improvement in its financial position during the coming year.— Mr J. V. Luke, ‘Mayor. » • * • Prosperity All Round. For the farmers all prices are high. There is no cry of unemployed in Auckland; there is an easier feeling in financial circles; .so that altogether there is nothing to fear for the future. Everything points to prosperity.— Mr H. J. Wathati.

Penn'orth of Flesh. I do like my penn’orth of flesh, and I can safely say that no one need expect to make anything out of the Council. I won’t have a loafer—as long as I remain the people’s representative I will drnnand a satisfactory day’s work for a satisfactory day’s pay. I will not have those about me who will not do the work expected of them.— Mr F. Townsend, Mayor of Miramar. ♦ ♦ • « Conflict With England. He disclaimed hostility towards Germany, but when the youth of that country had been taught to look forward to a conflict with England, we should lie prepared.—Lord Roberts. * * * * Municipal Pre-eminence. Mr Luke’s past experience as a Councillor admirably equipped him for his new responsibility, and he wished him every success in the Mayoral chair of Wellington city, which stood pre-eminent amongst the cities of New Zealand for municipal development and general efficiency.— Mr It. Fletcher.

The Imperial Boat. The growing self-respect of overseas Britons was making it impossible for them to remain passengers, instead of rowers in the Imperial boat: hence son e form of organic union was necessary. — Earl Grey. « « * » " Rich to Suffocation. The Dominions were rich to suffocati m in their productive powers, and Providence had clearly intended that they should have a partnership in the interImperial trade.— Mr Watt, Victorian Premier. Railway Development. As far as railway construction is con corned, I am quite of the opinion that if the general Government cannot see its way clear to build the railway, there is no reason why the railway should not be carried out by private enterprise, on similar lines to the building of the Mnnawatu railway—always reserving the right to the State to take over the railway within a period to be named. — Mr It. Fletcher, Wellington. * * • • Scandalous. The condition of the agricultural • labourers . in Englund .was deplorable. Their wages and housing were scandalous. Mr Lloi/d George.

Women’s Part. They realised that the part which women played in life so far as the race was concerned, and so far as patriotism was concerned, was a more important part than that filled by men, because, of course, the destiny of children was much more intimately associated—physically, mentally, and even morally—with women than with men. — Dr. Truby King. • e e e • Trophies Overdone. It appears to me that this business of giving trophies in New Zeal/ind is being entirely overdone. If we get up any kind of competition nowadays it is always a question of what value is the trophy you are going to give for it.— Mr G. 11. Mason, Canterbury. • '* * * How a. Child’s Brain Grows. i child’s brain increases as much in the first 12 months as it does during the whole of the rest of its existence. It should increase in the first 12 months by three-quarters of a pound, and it will not further increase by any greater amount if its possessor lives to be 100.— Dr. Truby King.

A Floating Credit. Sir James Mills, the founder of the Union Company, had built up a monument for himself that would live long after they were buried, and this last

emblem of his company’s progress (the Niagara 1 would be a floating credit to his initiative.— Hon. F. M. H. Fisher. Safeguards Necessary. In view of the possible upsetting or the balance of power at Home, and the pending developments in the Pacific, it was wholly necessary that Australia and New Zealand should combine in their own interests to safeguard themselves thu I’aeific.— Sir James Mills. * ♦ * « . New Zealand's Aid. Should the time, ever come when Canada was menaced, New Zealand would be able to seud a large expeditionary army to aid the Canadian defence.—//on. Janus Allen. * • * » Cool the Suffragettes. Some women would be r.U the bettor for cooling. It would be a great relief to the public to ice them down in cold storage and hand them on to the next century.— Hir James C. Brown. • • • • Oriental Menace. Defence questions were more pressing in New Zealand than in other parts el the Empire, liecause. the proximity of tho Far East brought the question of an Oriental menace within tho possibilities. Uon. James Allen. ■ ■

The First Essential. New Zealand is not securing enough immigrants. They would come l.era readily enough if you would offer them inducements. The first essential is to have the land ready for them; also, you should make sure that the land you intend placing them on is not run up in price by gamblers to more 1 han its market, value before the immigrants get here.— Mr IV. G. Wiekam, British Trade Commissioner.