THE DOMINION’S BURDENS.

Taihape Daily Times, 7 June 1919, Page 2

THE DOMINION’S BU RDENS.

l ‘."."l‘:'Z‘.‘."x%9 OF MR_ JIENNINGS, M.P. TAUM.~kRUNUI, June 4. The bridge over the Taringamotu lStreani, on the main road between !Ta.unlarunui and Okaliukum, was formally opened to-clay by Mr W. T, Jennings, M.P., in the presence of 21 number of settlers. In the course Of his sp-ceeli. M:-. Jennings. referred to the political t’uture_ VVhile in VVel~ lington a \vev;-1: ago. in COll‘\'Ex'S.a'tlO;l wi'»;h 3 Minister of the (Jrown, a t‘e‘.‘/ figures. he said, were pointed out to him, showing what the deniancls of the/people of th‘e Dominion meant. The entliusiasts in educational niatters wcmted £7,000,000 spent; one deputation wanted for at certain school £55,000. In regard to the main :Irter—inl roads, the Farmers’ Union were :*:<l<inf._T that £6,000,000 be allocated tln regard to the lill}_)}'o\’(“.n(‘ll‘( of the existing railways and stations. [£3,000,000 were asked for; for pensions——militnry and other-wise—over £2,000,000 per annum would have to lo" pro-voided. For what was, in his opinion, a most important matter. namely, hydro-electric power. £6,000; 000 were asked. Other general Government expenses would amount to about £10,000,000, making a small total of £34,000,000. He asked whe—— ther the sense of the proportion. of things had gone out of the minds of the people. Perhaps owing to the war tthey had become so accustomed to hearing thousands Oi’ millions tall{(‘(l about that they thought that they, too, a sparsely settled population, eoulcl also talk glibly. about many millions_ The increases in the national debt during the war period were‘ surely sufficient food for thought. In conclusion, Ml-_ Jennings said he ‘ trusted that the indebteclness of the‘ country would cause some to reflect, as to what they should do in the fut-5 ture in I'Cg'ard to electing persons tel represent them in Parlimnent. Never '.'.':1.~: -.1 time more pre_.g‘nant with meaning for the future of the country wliich should be governed by men who had a love for it. and men who had eizperienoe and good will. I