NEW ZEALAND'S BILL
New Zealand's war expenditure of £2,200,000 a month is a striking reminder of what our part in the war is costing. A population of a million people (including women and children) is now responsible for furnishing over £500,000 a week. And that population is diminishing in man power, for by March next fully 100,000 men will have been sent away in expeditionary forces or preparing to go, of whom 10,000 are married men. The country has put its hand to the plough, and will not look back, says the Post. At the same time, the proposal of the Prime Minister to have the whole of this huge expenditure reviewed by a Commission will be reassuring to all liable for meeting it. It may be taken for granted that nothing "will be done as a result of the proposed investigation to impair the strength and efficiency of the forces already engaged in and yet to be prepared for active service. The time has fully come for some such stocktaking as is contemplated. The Commission may be able to suggest substantial savings that could be effected without in any way reducing the value of the part New Zealand has played in the war, and the shouldering really of her just share in her own defence.
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Levin Daily Chronicle, 18 October 1917, Page 1
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