DEPARTMENTS OF STATE.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20490, 8 March 1932, Page 8

DEPARTMENTS OF STATE.

' 1 . QUEST FOR ECONOMY. COMMISSION PRESENTS! REPORT. • : * V 4 y \ ' \,».V ' [From Our Pabmambntary RepoHTEB-] WELLINGTON. February 7. The interim report of the Economy Commission will be placed in the hands of the Bt. Hon/ G. W. Forbes, ten morrow. The Commission was ally required to report by March Ist, but was granted a week's extension of time. The Prime. Minister said this evening that lie had been informed that the report would be placed in his hands to-morrow. He was unable to indicate when the report would be released tor publication, as its contents had brst to ba. studied by Cabinet. Few reports in recent' years have been awaited with such keen interest. The call for economy is so urgent that drastic recommendations are certain. The Commission had a wide order ° reference, and was instructed to review and report on public expenditure in all its aspects. On the recommendations it makes will depend much ot the session's important legislation. In view of the recent agitation tor economy in the running of Parliament itself there is some speculation regarding the savings which may be in the Legislative Department What might have been a , lun A I VrStes tonexion was given by Mr fortes to night when he remarked: I won ,^ flirt iff™ worn'ot Shiss. are turned on themselves. This is re Warded as significant in view of so Sir**.?flit Cabinet desires to conSS the reports of the economists Md fore committing itself to a decision.