MINISTERS' TRAVELLING EXPENSES.
The continued absence of an ordered : return'; with, reference to. Ministers'travelling, expenses was the subject of an interesting discussion in the Htius© : last 'night. : Replying to criticisms, the-' \ Prime Minister said that thiß : returnwas, regularly' asked for by Mr.'Massey,;," iqiiite 'iir dcfiantfe'of the'-usual ;practioe w of Leaders of the Opposition in other countries. Vlhe extraordinary :. thing ' about \this.. return - was that, no asked ..for the return of sis months...
; Mr. Massey : When, was that? V Sir Joseph Ward: I think it was-lss# year.;- '. : ■ Mr, Massey:'Yes.. ,■ > . _ . ■ Sir Joseph Ward: The object of tha lion. gentleman is to try and show thai; there was a large expenditure prior tothe general election. There was hardly a member who did not invite the Ministers .to go into their districts. Opposition members took- care not' to pay any!, of . the expense themselves when:they followed Minister?) but fastened it ;: on the Minister.- He wanted.'to 6ay t what occurred in one place in the north. He had .been tnere attending . to; a' good deal of public business. - .111 ; - the evening, when he went on, the hire"'; to take himself' and'; those. : withhim out of. the place was, doubled. When his secretary invest-igateji . the:', '. matter, he was-told, "it Was a good opportunity, of taking it out of the, Government." .' -'' - , Mr. Massey: That was not a member.of the House. . ■ ' ■'•■■■■ ! Sir Joseph' Ward: It was a supporter of a member of the' House. I did. not say it was a member. , Mr.' Fraser': ; You inferred it.
A NATIVE PETITION. ; The'Native'Affairs Committee, report*, ing.. on. the petition of Areta Mahona and two others of Levin for an inquiry re succession to Section 394, Wbareama, Block, says it is 'of opinion that_th® .petition should be. referred to the,Uov-, 'ern'ment for favourable and immediate consideration, with a view to remedial legislation tbis session.,
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 960, 29 October 1910, Page 6
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303MINISTERS' TRAVELLING EXPENSES. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 960, 29 October 1910, Page 6
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