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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 77

A Summary and a Plea for Reform

A Summary and a Plea for Reform.

In 1890 the Liberal party came into power, amid the acclamations of the people. Good work has been accomplished by it under the impulse of reform generated at various points. To-day, after 14 years, the inevitable consequence of long-continued and practically uncontrolled power are aggressively in evidence.

  • Refusal to give information to Parliament respecting details of the public accounts.
  • Contempt for Parliamentary rights.
  • Partizan administration of statute law.
  • Distribution of positions in the public service amongst members of Ministers' families.
  • Abuse of the power of nomination to create the Legislative Council.
  • Elevation of the mediocrites of the Liberal party to the position of Ministers in charge of the great departments of State.
  • The straining of the law in the efforts to appropriate travelling allowances and other perquisites.
  • The indifferent and unsympathetic administration of public services and departments resulting in the