RETRENCHMENT AND ECONOMY.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 275, 23 June 1888, Page 4

RETRENCH MENT AND ECONOMY.

liNj-'OKMtn you on Monday that a Committee had met to pass in review the various sums placed upon the estimates for the sen iees> of the country, with an idea to concerted l action when the Estimate^ are before the House. They sec that, their position is a difficult one, for without the asfi&tance of the House they cannot do very much, but they have determined to do what they can, and hope to ulaee upon recoid their opinions and voti> if they can do no more. They think that a considui able *.a\ ing may be effected under the head of " I'ermanent charges under special Acts of the Legislature." and that the Speaker of "the Legislative Council ought to be ledueed to i'4oo:thc Chaiitn.in ot Cominittee-. to £150 : clerk, to In the House ot Representatives the\ suggest that the Speaker. Sii Maurice G'Roikc, fhould tret £500; Mr llamlin (Chairman of Committee^, £300 ; Ist clerk, £500 in*tcad of l'6oo, a* now* p-iid : the clerk assistant, t'3oo. So far. 1 understand the suggestions up to page 2, which deals w ith claso 1 and part of eln^ 2, amount to o\er t'4,000. They tool that there is a seiious difficulty .standing in their way. in the fact that some of those otticers may elect to retire upon their pensions rather than submit tohuthcr ieduction. With a view to knov\ n\ ho the>e gentlemen are and what they would be entitled to receive, Mr C oldie has given notice to moA c for a return a& follow^: — "That a return be prepared giving the names of all persons now in Government employ who, in the event of their letiiement from the service, would be entitled to receive pensions, with the amount that each person would lecehe if his services were dispensed with dining; the piesent financial yeai."'