The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1910 UNKNOWN NOT WANTED.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 September 1910, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1910 UNKNOWN NOT WANTED.

; i':e must satisfactory signs i!.' ii)i|:: iii ed conditions of politi■r! iii,' that. hate become apparent i. iaie is | !;e resolve ol the Governto receive no more deputations t:i Ministers while the present l'-. is in session. For I hree years past the prevalence of i!;e deputation lias been diminishing steadily in "Wellington; but the ,a<t lemains undoubtedly apparent that Ministers have been pestered him ha '!;r ( >ieven under the niininisr ' (I ions of the evil, greatly to the del .riment of public busi■ii ss. T!;e:e is no need, to-day, to I race the rise and fall of w hat lias 'c-i n aptly termed "government :iy deputation," but there is good an-e ior rejoicing at the apparently comolete downfall of this an'let riciiiws growth upon public lli'o. We believe there is apparent, i r the Government's latest re.;<>!>,'e, a ioreshadowing of a return to the policy r,f allowing local bodies a larger voice in the expendiline of public moneys for roads ind bridges maintenance that they have been allowed to possess during the last decade; and also an evidence of a disposition amongst Cabinet Ministers to take guidance ,'rom Parliamentary representatives instead of from self-appointed deputations largely composed of selfseeking constituents. The affairs ol a dominion such as New Zealand are gieat enough to justify Ministers in refusing to spend their time, at least during session, in listening to the platitudes of blatant labour agitators, or of insignificant persons from unheard of townships, regarding breaches of awards or concerning culverts in need of repair. There are sufficient courts and road hoards and councils and town hoards in this country to supervise all such needs, and when evasions really call for representations to Cabinet there is a proper ■l annel for so doing in the person of the Parliamentary ' representative for each electorate. The deputation fungus was fostered by a former Premier and fomented by a lot of self-seeking busybodies to the detriment of the public weal. Its cnttiug-off is a constitutional gain, and the Government is deserving of hearty congratulation.