POLITICAL JOTTINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1927, Page 4

POLITICAL JOTTINGS

HOSPITAL BUILDINGS. WELLINGTON, Aug. 9

Dealing with hospital .subsidies timing tho debate on the Budget, the Alinister of Health said there would be an increase this year. The capital requirements of boards this year would be £145,090 more than they were last year. Half of the money would come from consolidated revenue, aiul the other half from local bodies. .So far as capital expenditure was concerned, the Alinister said that lie and his Department ’ had urged boards to economise, and this year had deferred expenditure on new buildings bv £250,000.

THE STANDARD OF LIVING. Mr Adam Hamilton (Wallace) gave the House of Representatives a new text for the solution of the present hard times. “The last word in the economic problem,” lie said, “is that the standard’of living in any country nuist not he higher and need not he lower than that experienced by the producers of the national wealth.” Ho explained that national wealth came from various things, but in New Zealand the national wealth came entirely from the land. Therefore the standard of living in New Zealand must licit lie higher and need not lie lower than that of our primary producers. AFFORDING PLEASURE. The Alinister for Internal .jfTairs (the Hon. Air Bollard) wrote to yesterday’s meeting of the Christchurch Presbytery regarding the Presbytery's resolution, condemning Sir George Hunter’s Gaining Amendment Bill. “In reply,” ran the letter, “I have to inform you that I have had pleasure in placing your communication on record tor consideration when tho legislation referred to is being dealt with.” “At any rate we've given him pleasure.” remarked the Rev. Frank Rule, and the letter was formally “received” amidst laughter.