POLITICAL JOTTINGS.
PRIME MINISTER BLAMED ■‘The farmers of this country, so far as their finances are concerned., have been absolutely fooled by the Prime Minister.” declared Mr R. Masters t Strati;.. .1) in the House of Representatives in the course of the debate oil the Address-iii-Rcply last week. ‘‘The Prime Minister led them to believe and they did believe, that there was going to ho a sufficient amount of money in the State Advances Department to moot their requirements, ifo had told us that in the House. Tito Prime Minister said they could get two millions if they wanted it.” The Prime Minister: And they got it. Mr Masters: They haven’t got it. Mr Y. 11. Potter cßoskill): Thev did. Mr Masters: What do von know al> nit it —a man from the streets of Auckland. (Laughter). They haven’t got it : and there is a great deal of disappointment about it. He was sorry indeed, lie added, for the position that the Superintendent, of the State Advances Office found himself in to-day. He must he having an exceedingly sorry time of it. (Applause). BLACKENING LIBERAL LOYALTY. In the House of Representatives on Friday night, Mr I!. Masters (Stratford) charged the Prime Minister with having deliberately tried to blacken the loyalty of the Liberal Party before tile last General Election, iu order to get votes for his own party. “ rimt is grossly ilit directinterjetted Mr Massey. The Speaker: Order, order. Mr Masters: It is perfectly true. For tlie purposes of lie* election, he tried to blacken the loyalty of this party. (Liberal applause and Refm in dissent.)
THE SUPERANNUATION FUND. The Leader of the I.a hour 'Party, Mr 31. K. Holland, intends to move for a return showing in detail the amounts paid out to public servants who retired , oil superannuation "ilh over £SOO per - 4 L year during the last financial year of the Superannuation FundJ AT THE G.1’.0. Mr Hil ling (Watrail) will n~k the Postma.-tcr-Geiicral whether it is a fact that at the elearing-room of the G.P.O. Wellington, the department is three months Irchind in checking the telegraph and telephone returns .sent in from tlie sub-offices; and. if so. will he endeavour to bring this department more up to date, especially where tlio sub-offices send in their returns promptly
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1924, Page 2
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