An old English dittv The describes how a certain Soimus man who was wont to go D ekicit. astray and travel very far " always came home to tea." He came home under the most marvellous circumstances, as much so that lie reminds us of our Colonial Treasurer, who, under apparently impossible conditions, always comes home with a surplus. A fortnight ago Mr G Hutchison, M.H.R., showed that in the year 1891-2 the surplus of £43,965 was a deficit of £'238,335; that in 1892-3 the surplus of £121,608 was a deficit of £168,392; and that in 1893-4 the surplus of £162,171 was a deficit of £122,329. The Premier, in his Marlon speech, announces a surplus for the year £IBO4-5 of £180,131. In due course Mr Hutchison will calculate for us what the deficit for 1894-5 amounts to. Mr Seddon declares that h!s statement will be hailed with delight throughout the colony; but. is not the Colony getting tired of the cooked surplus surprise. It would be better if Mr Seddon had answered Mr Hutchison's statement and disproved his figures. i
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5006, 22 April 1895, Page 2
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