THE PRUNING KNIFE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 285, 28 August 1919, Page 5

THE PRUNING KNIFE

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S CALL FOR ECONOMY

DRASTIC MEASURES

By .Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright

(Rec. August 27, 10.30 p.m.) London, August 27. Mr. Lloyd George, in a letter to his colleagues, dated August 20, urges tho immediate cutting down of expenditure, for which there is strong feeling in the House of Commons, in the. Press, and in the country. "The time," ho states, "has arrived for each Minister to impress on the heads of the various branches of tho administrative Departments that if they cannot reduce expenditure they must make room for somebody who can. Everything in excess of what is indispensable to sound administration must be cut down."—Aus.-Iv.Z. Cablo Assn.

NAVAL CONSTRUCTION SUSPENDED

(Rec.. August 27, 8.-W p.m.)

London, August 26. The Admiralty has suspended the construction of sixty large cruisers, destroyers, and submarines in twenty yards. An expert committee is considering whether tho ships will be broken up or tlie hu.Us completed with a view to their conversion to mercantile purposes, for winch many of the smaller craft are suitable. The suspension 1 of naval ryinstruct'nn work on the Clyde affects 100,000 ) V ® T ] C " men. of whom 2000 will be immediately absorbed in the building of merchantmen. The construction of the new superairship Inchinnon has also been suspend-ed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

CONTROL OF STATE EXPENDITURE THREE NEW SUB-TREASURY DEPARTMENTS. (Rec. August 27, 2.10 p.m.) London, August 27. The Cabinet Finance Committee's scheme for the reorganisation of the Treasury and the control of State expenditure establishes three Departments within the Treasury, _ under controllers, to deal Tespectivoly with establishments, supply services, and general financial administration. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.