PRIME MINISTER

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1930, Page 1

PRIME MINISTER

TRIP TO LONDON. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 14. The Prime Minister (Hon. G. W. Forbes) hopes to bring down the Budget to the House of Representatives before the end of August, and on that hope depends his chance of being able to leave for the Imperial Conifer once at the latest date, August 26th. “I am anxoius to bring forward the Budget as early as possible,” lie told a reporter of “The Press” this evening. ,“0f course, the accounts have first to he. closed and audited) and that delays it .considerably.. There is n good length of time taken in settling and printing the accounts, and it is absolutely necessary that these should be completed, for the Budget is based upon them. I cannot tell the exact late when I shall bring it down, but it will be towards the end of August.” Whether he would he able to get away for the Imperial Conference, lie •ulded, depended upon the bringing down of the Budget, for then lie would be able to indicate what measures the Government had to put through for the rest of the season. NO SUCCESSOR. TO SIR J. WARD IN CABINET. CHRISTCHURCH, July 14. The late Sir Joseph Ward said the Prime Minister, Mr Forbes, today, in reply to a question, bad held an extraordinary position in the Cabinet, and there was no intention of replacing him. CANTER BU RY BA NQ V ET. CHRISTCHURCH, July 14. The banquet to be tendered to the Prime Minister to mark the appreciation of tlie provincial district of Canterbury of the selection of a Canter-bury-born man for the high office of Prime Minister lias been arranged for the evening of Saturday, August 2nd.