RAILWAY EXPENDITURE—THE PREMIER AND MR. VAJLE.
Sir, —Tlio other day .a gentleman who takes an interest;in the trjjnsit question said to me: "You know, Mr. Vaile, that when the Premier of tho Dominion makes a statement in the House, and not 0110 of tho 70 members of it ventures to contradict him, hoiv can you expect, tho people. to believe you when you niake a dircctly contrary statement?", "Yes," I said, "but there is this great difference.. between tho : Premier's methods and mine. ..He makes a statement, brings'forward no'proof of its accuracy, but trusts solely to his assertion as Premier to carry, him. through,"'"' ■' .. . Further , conversation ensued, " when ho asked .mc. to .prpduce. and publish the. i'ollbwing; table-.: ".I ; shall therefore feed, obliged, if'you "can spire - room for it.'' *'' : ' Table showing" the amounts ospiended in railway construction and equipment in tho North and South Islands of this' Dominion respectively during tho 16 years, 1892 to 1908:- .
Amount spent in North during tliis 16 years vC5,49L365 Amount spent in South Island prior to March 31, 1892 ,£9,610 699 Amount spent in South Island prior to March 31, 1892 =815,356,091 ' J8J,W5,992 Thus it will bo seen that the puiiblic record? show that during, the 16 years tihe Premier to >£254,627 more was spent in tho South than in the North, instead of £658,000 loss, as stated by him in'Parliaiaent. Sco "Hansard," August 25, page 354. . SAMUEL '.VAILE. Auckland, October 17, 1908.
Total . North ; South ' Toar. Amouat. • Island. ' Island. £. . £ . jE 1882 ... 15,497,783 ... G,887,054 ...' 9,610.699 1833 ... 15,706,532 6.070,851, ... 9,695.581 1891 ... 15,912,133 ... 6,170,Gift' ... ,9,771,523 1895. ... 16,142,667 ... 6,309,104 ... 9,833,563 1896 ... 16,328,961. ... 6,415,396 D,912,969 1897 ... 16,531,980 .... 6,530,992 ... 10,003.988 1S98 ... 16,872,045 ... 6,759,073 ... 10,112,972 1899 ... 17.190,967 ... 6,915,097 ... 10,24.1,876 1900 ... 17,554,272 ... 7,098,001 ... ' 10,458,271 1901 ... 18,230,057 ... 7,420,452 ... 10,809,605 1902 ... 19,496,553 ... 8,022,242 11,474,311 1903 ... 20,214,936 ... 8,494,289 ... 11,720,046 1904 ... 22,173,220' ... . 8,920,493 ... 13,252,727 1905 ... -23,003,704 ... 9,335,253 ...,'13,66S;I511906 ... 24,002,085 ... 9>8S4,730 ... . 14,227.355 1907 ... . 25,438,568 .... 10,601,019 .;. . 14,837,549 1908 ... 26,735,140 11,378.419. ....15,350,691 Amount spent in North Island,Tip to. . March 31, 1S92........,;.; Amoimt speait ii) North Island iip. to. T.', • March,31,;ig0S' >.11,378:449
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 333, 21 October 1908, Page 10
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