THE COUNTRY'S FINANCE.
The speech made by the Minister of Finance, in moving the aeoond read- . ing of the Loan Bill in the House of Representatives yesterday, showed that the finances of the country are in an exceedingly flourishing condition. Sir Joseph Ward was sufficiently candid to admit theiact, but he attempted to prove that the gratifying result revealed by the Minister was due to the starving of settlers and of the public works of the Dominion. There may be some truth in the statement of Sir Joseph that economies have Veen effected in the expenditure. It must be remembered, however, that the commitments and authorisations made by previous Governments were of such an extravagant character that the Government wag compelled to select between economy and disaster. By bringing the expenditure within reasonable limits the Government has succeeded in putting the finances on a sound "footing, and although the settlers «ncT local bodies may have been required to make Borne little sacrifices,, they have done so ungrudgingly, knowing that the temporary inconvenience was for their ultimate good.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 October 1913, Page 4
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177THE COUNTRY'S FINANCE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 October 1913, Page 4
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