WELLINGTON TOPICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1921, Page 3

WELLINGTON TOPICS.

THE ECONOMY CAAIPAIGN. Ali! Al ASSET'S DETERMINATION, Sl'KClAl, TO Ol’AltlUAN. WELLINGTON, Oct. 31. Ilis aniumncement in the House that he is “out” to save every pound he can in order to bring the public expenditure w ithin the public revenue, and. that if he fails in his purjuise lie will “f'uike room” for another man, leaves no doubt about the aeruesfness with which the l’rime Minister is pressing Ids economy campaign. The ai-couiits lor the Scplemher quarter which were published at the end of last week do not show, however, that Mi Massey is making any verv rapid progress towards Ids allotted goal. It is true that the expenditure compared with that for the corresponding period of last year. It'll by L*2i(),(i2l, hui simultaneously Ilia revenue declined by £1,753,973. so that the account actually w.G home LI ,483,000 fill tiler behind at the vnt! of tile quarter, than it was at the beginning. The Rost and Telegraph Department, which las been making a special effort to economise, "as nimble to ariest the upward tendency ef its expeinlii ur hut the increase for the quaver "as limited to £3,(113. while its revenue aas increased by L‘i3.l>3. Hiking l e figures together they indicate an a<ceppilile improvement in the pn-ition.

PAYINGS. But it is soifielhitig flinch m«"e >'•>' stant-ial than the saving ol a 'i w I non

sands here and a lew thousands tla that is requite 1 to put the ..nun as • , the Dominion in order. I'■ ■ 0 Minister himself lias admitted that the great burden of taxation i- ievotish delaying the return to mu uni! conditions. Rut with a declining icvcnuo tie' only possible mad lo a leductioli ol taxation lies by Way 111 ' s-a-ue 1 expenditure. hour or live millions inquire to he saved for this purpose and business men here bahevo the task can be accomplished if the Government sets about it boldly. Ho far Mr Mas-ey and his colleagues have not accompli.- ed a

g'cal deal. The revenue for the li.r-l Six moiit iis of the liluilietal year showed a decline ol £1,1)111.327 and the cxpemlituiK an iiii'iwee oi LI .I• **l - This mean- that the Dcmiuiuii went In it her lb the had hy some L2.95.i,|-SS tinting the six nloiltlis. 111-lay in lacing the facts lias landed ike Dominion in an extremely difficult posilicit. ami the I'ritne Minislet's pledge to the public l as conic none too soon. I.OY A LTV. ■'Alt'; so many other p.'i lilt-xing proh-

Ic'its , ..nt |> ml ill:: the (toM'i II met; l a I s. com ageo'is puli' ician than '■ Alinisi- r id' I'-ilui al ion w -l.'d hav 1 esitfled to iii'lud" in t'e 'h!m:liei'i men Inieiil Bill a <lau c | n', - , iuiie ill tcaclu is in the pH Hl•' bo - 1 'x' mi ,-i : i!i u| rilicgiaiH-e. i’tll I’u' l simie-t with mail , idle r imiV u • l"'('i'le i, 111 , ii-1 ■, is sn e, oi vet tlm id ;• and ibai it is m-cc-sai'v to a, rest its progress at any ce-t. T!.ere can be no d-iuht ah. n; t'e Al ltd'' '•'me ami t 1 IV need 'v no - Us;,'.-',. : ''' illg nuui-lel of people ref to see -i e peril he ittis difceovt red n I d n u (.e w isihim id' subliiit 11 itd. --U * ■ - I '■ ” " cst .not io ll s .a ;l in', a I out >Ol nil \ i' :i les; which would imp'. t'e o evu'en-e o I,y alt yin its rank- T ■ i ••'.eir „.| ... ... m-s -, a -Veetmei-' ' Ps 'I ill tlm -1" ■' -'' I pailiamriilary language they i.-n ; •niint'lU''l ami ('tie. arc not s’iu d'. ■ :d a ■' ta (' si' -. ol tl.-c II- use i be! ; e -In e p :ri its ol'icct dig to the . ■ii.ulact lire of I -.alt v 1 1 v Act o'f I ’ll i lain. u-. WORK IN RAF MAY ENT. !-'o: .-nine reason. V. le - : o-’ ,: 'U hefll disclosed, but wlm-h noei 1 ers of people lime associate with i ’ c A’lekitiltd el-tic.n. I’tiriiaincut ha- been working in ;i 'civ leistitcly fitslu- n since the openin' ill tiie Se'ssiinl. Al: Massey’s re 1 u- n made little difference ill this ic-pcet. Ministers made no a'dampi to pm.!; business along and pHvat- memle s -bou tin disposition to ltd'-:. It is pia mised however, t Hut. this we eh tlieie will he a ciutngf that tiie l’ti«n' Minister .. ill In ing down the Financial Statement, that the new Customs tariff' "ill lie produced, lino tlicjiacing Commission's report will he discussed, ami that private members will have no j'mlhar exi-u-e for complaining of dull limes. The Financial St at me.mi will deal with both tlm economy lampiign and the taiill' proposals, am! good, bail or indifferent, as it may be, according to tii*-* vnrving point ol , will iunK among the most inipo:Hint RmlgeU ever presented to I’arliament. It is predicted that the Mini-tei’s proposals for roii(‘iiflniH’in will *l> aS< ' r n! ' t)i : 1 1 tin* tsirill* r*‘vi-ioii will entirely in the dileetioli oi' ittlstwg additional i cveuite. It "HI not he a cheerful- document.