NOTES OF THE DAY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2187, 27 June 1914, Page 4

NOTES OF THE DAY.

It is. -a cherished aafcitioe of the : Opposition to persuade the people of aw Zealand that the fisauecs oi the State Adva&dos Office were- Mtfey tW Ca-ntinuotis Ministry in a perfectly satisfactory concHtaon. They , say that tho story about the Reform Government being embarrassed ■when it came mto olfice by a legacy cl com* iaitmeute for which no adequate pj®. visiim feul been raatlo is so m_eh mooiißhiEc. . These are tfcj words of bin Joseph Wa»_ himself, i'hc Wardists have attempted to cover up the farts of this case with a mass of more ojr fcs irrelwuwb detail. They are Mniy to approach ft.B matter from any point of view, ejtcepfe the right; chgj uiud already this sessixm we itopos.itipn Leader and some of his followers havo wasted a good -deal of time- m talking round about 4 subject whie_ was debated ixa a conclusion long ago, Bappily, it' is possible to ait across theif lawlwfl arguments with a few facts, *feh urost .needs appeal to #11 lovers of plain dealing. A month after ilj. c g&qeral -election of ism., SruJijSEMs ward cut down the aniou-nt <jf the wastniunt. ban to locnl $«lies "to iSOQO. Soo-n ■ft.ftejwa.tds his raoliticatty llHated Bu_eess&r, M*. Myers. ted to rcdttGG. tho vtxwmb to be'lent to settlers to £:§.QO. Iβ. otte* words I the pluagißg p-oliey oi tire Wa«&] Uimrnmeflt had' so exhausted' the j tttods availabbs that the; anjo-unt i which settlers and local b-ofies could' honfew had to bo etit down ctermsftsly. & 0W) j| fl ofl ; t j nfVmte (rom-nment fea-d aoi. got the .finances! into an tmbariraestttg jjesititon, ■; Old ihey cut off,, the SMftjsKcs to- settlors and to local -bodies} Jfc is■ftteasaht to ktaow tha.f ,% 0 presort- 1 Minister of Fin-aneo has bde-ii xt-bTo to Straighten fellings out a-gaiip, so that/ settlers, workers*, and'foral Wjics' eaft .now feqraw to the full limit petunited by law, Whiir we qaii sej&rtrt diseefor ■ffltteh to adjnire in the. political methods of the mewhey int. &vsn it : was pleasa-rit to observe Ms : gn&d WtmoOT wader difficulties in ' the-' JiOHso ycsfew&iy. indiswe«% for he knows little of ftc irttrWKWSitis of the. Uontinfen's ■fisavices:. he sefe Dtrt In search of ittfWtoatfcji: the ngui-es. It was plain ifljat he 8 iiijajr-* inod > he. had detected an ingenitms manipulation oi the a-dcottivts by iwaais of which &ay.i&d.nts been earned -ove* into tho next fnaMeiil year, ihm sweljiag the In ■ Borfc&tgoad iwWflttj; Ag: elaibptated nts joints, aM ajjpeaved iiighly pleased at Ws owa .astptecss fn-de- , tetog wte hs. 11aa.Iin.ed W fie " a, Ministerial ..devkb tij. nitt -g) good ia-cft ®rj i?]jc β-eaaela,! , jDQjsitioii. Jt is tft -his c«i#t that Uk^ißistep : of luiance soyemfy exPfwecl the iiaderjyrnt $$&' QbsertMi&ns, Kft. .IJpsSEit stiu .swo^ : cseded Jn mpiiitainjiig life amiable smile, The Jaifgj; of ftc Q h \vas: : thai instead of iham bei'ng a large ■ ean'y-ever of liabilities, jolo: thg-'-e^ : J'otili yea*, 'Sis-aeHy As- #as : m-mim. ' .The. KalMlltier 'tarjjed-: wter jftfo- jQM were' t*ose carried otep jflto iSISi s-nd' in : 1913 they vresß less thafc tliQSe Ca^ , md 6V61- % the liibaal |«(?vbjponfi int<> l&Ii She 3lp. little exeuisi-OB iirto |ho acctanfes ttoretee *a s . it iuj'thw .demoußtfation &m fee- , . f«m fi«an.co is' fi n ««*■' soutetoi? apt! «p4ovd3to- Um ih&ti the fma&ckl methofls oi fr. '$#&. fflis oivij' party, Tonsues have been,set wafegingby tjie pwagi-sph iji Speotfb velfltrag tp be .«aa*s -tp the fegisiajtive; , 6«mWci! mese additJoM at©. fleeessi.ta,t«fl ; - by. Wβ refusal ef : tfe sKoftss .to , pass the ,rnea,suiQ providing fb:r m SfiC'oiid iijaiji-: , mt. il is go?fiera% &>a.t : it wilt bo. aece«sa*f fe ruake aboui a dszqn aMoifflfciJicpts to replloe ftose metnbors vphssgf icuma ■anrrng the jwesejii yea*,. a»d sfe'cSteiaoa rasatees m«id J 'lHe' likely' appointees. Uiilte ife lirfltfcdelsabi tto jlassb* •60TO.nm.6n* lias ieteg* flisad the e!a,ims U ocmfi : ijcii'a%j& oi in&n oft the apposite? giSe-'in; -pofi-fcicS who nafft fdnclered -seniqft Bi.t|ier '"iii i&uMte Mle «f fa offipr'* fiaifsaclttps. Of tMfi oigfi*- appo-ijjtejjs.'.-of ■,% MASsay Gwsifamfi&t aosv jn. tlhc lißg-. isWivo Couficit, %6e «'#<*.■ to be typ-eme&ts of the U-0 being memters of tte 'fefemj Par% iaiid.,% third; beieg SirWilu*it |t fe lair ie as> Siv.me, -thftrefow, fchat iu & cofcitigbatch of itppoii3twe«;§ the. (jrowj'niitasi Will n : et. werfook. tht; cla-ini.3 of ison 'not; #n tfe Bsfo,rii) side in ptfiiics «hq mayW ing- of EoasidsMtioji. I| is tfej pfyt-: tJc& e| tfcc- O-j).pos.i tio.il -i& fiTC spftflt ercdifc to tiio iiiatt<a; how vwrtliy its actipiK niitj* be. 'jfe mere last that tte Pave-rnßieni dtdjs a, fc:hi.!)g is quj.to sHfficiq-ft.t i, : r..'titte eyes j of % majority o| its is j Pa.fuaftmt to warrant ftonflcnißatioH. B'Ut siWh djiirtiih afttj unjust witicisnt ean Wvo lifctfc. wrigfct #Hi decent pcejile. A Govefrniatpnl ftay be toe gsiicfotts to its aacl, i:f anything, the- fegguy ammmt has-erred inihh tcssaeb. bwfc whan any uubiasqtl -pc-fscmi lion* esfJ.y ifijte etit to its «oucWij' Witt, that of its Hr-etleccssws he canltot fail to note ik con-teast, qspcclally in tte manwr in *bicli the pxo* sent Gjjyevjihwit ifts .sacrificed ojipoßtttnitics for political patreiMfje in ordor to do whs.t it yega'rdcd festhe best- thiftg -for the country-. TfiftSß .people who arc-, ftnsioas to teako it app&iv that Sir, Joseph 'Wakß is a .li.e.Wpn>bOvn pojitiqai leader intjst be sadly dise.onee.i>kd at., times by 'fais displays o'f chjW'ishj potuknee in the fiwtsegf Ko.presaifcativos. Yesterday ,iiftcrn.ao.B, for: instsneoj v/fen the Has, jVijL-e&; iftsisted iqjoß &i\ end to e profitZfcßS ciis&iission which i{a,d been dragged out by &i& Joseph Wsrd to absi-Kliy uiii-easonablc- tengfcti, ;the latter retorted i-n s spirit oi fretfiiU .acss worthy oi a sp.6i'Md scnoQllioy, "ffifeli a threat to gite tlffi. Minister si good loiag Miiuj upeft Mss Imp.ives.c Sapply Bill by wty *f wtorij.' It, sroa mot long Jj-gfare the. Onp.ositia.a tcojj&r's fury teVii.ptoatod, mv.fc later ■ in the day he .ciit at c^itailj , linti-gni-■fted Bgnrc as l«i wasfed tne (sinjc oi Pai'lkment in elaborating ati tioii that eetta'iii RGi : O-i'm.e%. not imm«!., tod tetight ttown a Chi-ha-man or Chfnanjen" in a with a view fe? aectbg hiij) from the [.Blttft Hai'lroai' Board. Of coursc : , [ tljesc things are all vcty impMlaflt 1 to, Stit ifn-SEHt Ward, who missions 1 opportunity to aif his personal gri-bv*. aticcg; but it would bo'ji great relief' :to ox'cyyone if lm c;suk| martsg<, , to tako his rebuffs a little avfio jibilosos pbicsUy. ' i