‘We were @ bitter end of colonialism with Grant in Aid’ – Hon RT O’Neal OBE
He was speaking yesterday July 19, 2015 at a ceremony to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Dr Willard Wheatley, who has been credited with lifting the territory out of an economic chaos.
Honourable O’Neal explained what it was like in those early days and the scant regard given to the needs of the people of the territory by the colonial rulers.
“We tried our best for the territory and we welcomed the way we were able to get out of Grant in Aid. And I would like to emphasise that because when I was working as acting Treasurer and we were doing the next year’s estimate, someone would come from the colonial office to say what should be done and so on and the administrator at the time put in a provision of $300 to buy a freezer and this fellow comes in and asks what do you want a freezer for?” he related.
According to Honourable O’Neal, the administrator explained that he needed to be able to store meats and so on. But according to Honourable O’Neal the person did not see the necessity for the expenditure and cut it out of the budget.
“Now if he cut out a freezer for his people what you think they would do with us?” he asked.
“When we were in Grant in Aid we were at the bitter end with colonial power because if they didn’t like something they just cut it out,” related Honourable O’Neal. “So we were glad when he was able to bring the Government out of Grand in Aid.”
According to Wikipedia, a grant-in-aid is funds allocated by one level of government to another level of government to be used for specific purposes. Such funds are usually accompanied by requirements and standards set by the governing body for how they are to be spent.
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