LEGISLATORS' HOURS.
Parliament sat on 68 days during the session just closed. Four hundred and forty-four hours were before midnight and 110 hours 30 minutes after midnight, making 554 hours 30 minutes, actual time spent m the House. The daily average sitting extended to eight hours nine minutes, and, seeing that the House does not meet until 2.30 p.m , our legislators certainly had long hours. In addition to the eight hours nine minutes spent m the House members had Committee work to start into every forenoon, and of the hours devoted to this work there is no record. The Petitions Committee had to deal with 508 1 petitions, some of which occupied much time m consideration. The hours spent m the House along with the time occupied m Committee made a day's work which, for length and weariness, was enough to try even an iron constitution. It is no wonder our correspondent remarked that the House presented a very washed-out appearance on the breaking up day on Thursday last.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1933, 1 September 1888, Page 2
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