NZ Reduces Islands Vote
p. 166 · Read in the full issue
THE New Zealand financii allocation to its Islands Tern tories under the 1957-58 voc has been reduced compared wiij the previous year. This year tl.
Islands will get £1,078,000 (£1,196,0( last year).
Details of apportionment of funu between the various territories w\ not immediately available.
Very little interest is shown I New "Zealand’s parliamentarians this item during the annual budgs debate, and it has certainly bet; many years since an intellige:j full-scale debate of governmee policy as applied to Island Tern tories has been heard.
A handful of members sho cursory interest when there appeas to be any possibility of a parlii mentary delegation taking a Wintt trip to “investigate” occasional Pr© allegations, but generally speakirr by mutual consent —or mutm isnorance—both sides of the Houu appear to find more reati ammunition in affairs nearer honr there being no votes from tb Islands.