EFFORTS ADMIRED
ROAD SAFETY WORK SIR A. RUSSELL’S COMMENT (By Telerrapn.—Press Association HASTINGS, Saturday "Everyone admires the efforts of the Hon. R. Semple. Minister of Transport, in saving the lives on the roads and congratulates him on their success,” said Major-General Sir Andrew Russell, in reply to-day to Mr Semple’s comment on the respective merits of money spent on road safety measures and that spent on defence. "That,” said Sir Andrew, “was not the point raised. You can only spend a pound once, unfortunately. What is spent on defence must come off some other vote. It is a Question of what at this moment will the money be most wisely spent.”
Sir Andrew’s attention was drawn to Mr Semple’s statement, that "Those who attempt to get rid of this slaughter—on roads—surely deserve to be called something better than fools even by an officer of the rank of Sir Andrew.”
"No,’’ said Sir Andrew Russell, ‘the word fools was not used.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20735, 20 February 1939, Page 9
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160EFFORTS ADMIRED Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20735, 20 February 1939, Page 9
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