OUR FINANCES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 894, 13 August 1910, Page 6

OUR FINANCES.

Sir,—ls it any wonder' that wo ar®" in such a hopeless state, of financial, muddlement, seeing therecklossman-' . ner in. which tie present Government ', scatters its favours?'. For instance, wev find the Chief Justice being paid ■ two sums, of money, totalling. £5700, then* Colonel Davies receives' 1 a year's salary : (which ho does not eajn), and further Mr. Dinnie receives a position, carrying-, a salary of £400 per annum, the Prime Minister's excuso' iii connection with this appointment being,'.''that he (Mr< Dinnie) may as well tore the position, as' anyone else." Did you ever hear ! such a- puerile" excuse inyornv life? Good men iii' this' prosperous country.' ( of ours are having a bad time just now, 1 .• and the sooner .this political party -m ; - ! power is told to "move on' 1, the better it will be for all conoerncd.. The Prime Minister- had a spell on Saturday arid Sunday and to-day we are told ' he laid tho foundation stone of tlo Wellington G.P.0.: very hard work in-' deed! I now. read that he has journeyed south to lay another foundationstone; . Surely the : business 'of this . country could run. on without this perambulating Prime 'Minister,■ and-. he - . shiould: be made to realise this fact.,; ; A petition should be put- in peculation calling upon' him to address 1 the : . electors here in "Wellington,: showing ~ cause why lie should not vacate the .'Treasury .Benches, as in-the opinion of hundreds of people here, with whom I have conversed, he is not considered the political masterpiece that " is. claimed. ; Last 'year over', three. - millions',- .of money were borrowed, and we treat it lightly. Poor deluded fools that wo have proved ourselves to, be. .If, you' -total up bur indebtedness you will find that we owe, roughly, £300,000,000, i.el, .'• £300 is owing by every 'man, woman, and'.'cliild .in this. Dominion, and short- , - ly our'pushful Primo Minister will, .pay , another trip Homo to sco our creditors. - In estimating" our national debt I include, the moneys owing by the . harbour boards, corporations, etc., and you' will' find -I. am not wide of. the mark. Trusting that you will, insert] this letter, and thanking you in anticipa- ' tiqn therefor,-—I am. etc., ' DBKAD.VOUGHT.