Sober Finance.
The Colonial Treasurer asserted in his laafc financial statement that his Government were " convinced thai it i§ impaisibl* to imke any further appreciable reduction in the public expenditure " unless putvio conven 1 ienees were eurtai'ed. On Tuesday nivht at th* bidding of iwelv» memhen, on tn« motion of Mr Monk the Government not only accepted an instruction to reduce the estimatei by £50,000, but on a division actually voted for the amendment and against their own financial »tatem»nt, though the Pogtmaiter G«n* tral iiad stated that name evening > that the Government eould not i«e i tk*ir way to support it ! I ! Tbteon*
eluding remarks of Sir Harry Atkin* son'* Statement read curiously contrasted with his Govern ment'a acts " Put in a few last words. I would say : -Sober Finance, extended sttfe* tlement, increased industries — these, with never failing confidence in our future, will carry us prosper* ously on, and leave this land as a n©be inheritance for our children." But where is the Sober Finance ?
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 18 July 1890, Page 2
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167Sober Finance. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 18 July 1890, Page 2
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