TOO MANY WORKSHOPS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 657, 8 May 1929, Page 11

TOO MANY WORKSHOPS

SIR JOSEPH WARD ON RAILWAY POLICY NO MORE SHORT RAILWAYS (Special to THE SUN) STRATFORD, Tuesday. An indication that he regards three of the railway workshops as unnecessary was given by the Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, speaking here this evening. 'pHERE were four railway workshops in the country, whereas one could do all the work required, said Sir Joseph, and it made one marvel how the late Government had not prevented such abuse creeping in. When referring to the measures being prepared by the Government to increase land settlement so that it might help to relieve unemployment, Sir Joseph said that relief to the general position would also be given by stopping unpayable railways. The Government would no longer lay down short-distance railways, which could not compete with motor traffic. As the Government went on it kept on finding fresh difficulties which needed attention, and it would see that there was a proper, check on the administration of the country as a whole. It was proposed to have daylight sittings of Parliament . and a more sensible system of putting legislation through. They hoped to limit the nefarious system of legislation by Order-in-Council. The Prime Minister will proceed to Hawke’s Bay tomorrow.