LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 643, 21 October 1909, Page 7

LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION.

QUESTION OP REMUNERATION. • (By I'elebrash.t-fipeoial- Correspondent.) . . ■ Auckland, October 20. A writer m the "Herald" this mornini says, apropos of the Leader of thd Opposition*! position: A commercial dolemta from Cwtadt his expressed' surprise at the fact that the Leader of tho Opposition ia Now Zealand ii P,°V? """P 1 of any remuneration Ho etfttcf that in Canada tho gentlemim, who holds thai important position, receives ; a salary aboul equivalent to that of; a Cabinet Minister. Now that the point has again been raised, il uoes seem worthy Of Consideration:, Mr. Mas Sey- has done yeoman ■ servjei for tho Do .bunion for years past without emolument atu without even the privilege of - having his e* penses paid. Whet the Prime Minister is tc his party, Mr. Massey is to his pirtr. Ii Bir Joseph Ward taakes a political , move th( Leader- of the \Opposition' must b6 alert to make n counter-move. Praetioftlly the burden w thn saiive in each ease, and it seems -tinfaii somehdw that the balance of pbwer should carry frith it. the sweets of payment. Th< question is one that might well be put to the country. It is not so much a matterOf politics to .6f equity and recognition 1 of honourablf services well rendered. Possibly the subjeel will come up in the Houso, ana it would b( \rell that it should. Canada gives the lead.