N.Z. Politicians ' Annual Bill For Salaries Is £30,000
How much do you think the position of Prime Minister of New Zealand is worth? A great many would agree that the £IBOO a year paid to Mr Fraser is- not over-generous for the amount of work and responsibility attached to this office '
All other Ministers receive annual salary of live in additional house allowance of £ioo a year. Under-Secretaries are paid £BOO a year, plus £2OO house allowance. The Minister of the Executive Council representing the Maori race, Mr Tirikatene, is halfway between, with a salary of £9OO a year.
The annual bill for salaries .of members of the House of Representatives is £30,000, while the Legislative Council members account for another £11,782, a year. In addition a total of £15,000 is paid as allowances to members of the House of Representatives.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 17, 27 July 1949, Page 4
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141N.Z. Politicians' Annual Bill For Salaries Is £30,000 Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 17, 27 July 1949, Page 4
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