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Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1932, Page 2

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“EAST NOT HEARD OF IT.’*

MINISTER’S ACTION UNJUSTIFIED

’ CHRISTCHURCH, September 7. • v “Seeing that the school holidays have intervened since:’his statemnts of August 19, the.. Minister’s assurance that objections are confined to Auckland; Wiellirig.’fcoh and Christchurch is premature,”- .said Mr S. R. Evison, president -of the Canterbury School . Committees’ Assdoxation. “The Canterbury School Committees’ Association is to. deal with the matter, at-its meeting next week and that is not likely to be the last that will be heard ■-.of it.* i • ‘ ; • ;“yt& say that the 22J 'per cent of which the Minieteij claims to be proud does not justify his action in oommitting the Government to the extension until the end of 1937 of the i contract, which was 'due to expire at , tlie . end of next. year. ~ i, - “The Minister does not say that the Auckland Master. Printers’ Association and the Master Printers! Guilcf* of Christchurch have both shown that a very much,' greater reduction in price could ‘be . obtained if the contract* let by open tended but .claims lupport ‘in *t»lie' recommendation of th* National Expenditure Commission thßtr : there should be a reduction of SRI per cent in pricef with an extension of the oomtraet for three years. In our opinion this recommendation As in itself circumstantial evidence that the Government has been unwise.”