IMPROPRIETIES EXPOSED.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1301, 2 December 1911, Page 23

IMPROPRIETIES EXPOSED.

FACTS ELECTOR*'CAN VERIFY FOR THEMSELVES.

HAVE YOU BEEN BLUFFED? Have you heard of the nine Charges? Do you know what Mr. Ilino proved, or have yon been bluffed into believing , that his charges fizzled out? Do you know that Mr. Ilino had to ' bring ,his charges before a eoramittoo of tli© Houso. of Iteprcseutativcs, consisting of fonr Opposition and six Government supporters. Their names are:— OPPOSITION. GOVERNMENT. Allan Graham . Buchanan Hanan (Chairman) Eraser " Millar (Minister) . Massey „.... Myers .Rood; Ward (Premier) The committee—a vciy one-sidod on* you will noto for an Opposition member to appear, before—was forced to admit and reported to Parliament:— , (a) .That Mr. Major, a Government J Supporter 1 , liud received payment oi commission amounting to .£3OO for ■' scouring or iiMsUng to eecure the ;; sale to the Government of Mr. F. . Bayly's estate in Taranaki. (b) That Mr. SVmts,» GtrtOTtnrerf «gppartcr ( .;l!ai ra*ms! jraymsst and nroaraacs. tmoralifiij- to JQOB ;'" for bcuulviiij or irsmstnijj to scam --h Hie sn& to tJra Cmicrmmmi of. Mis. A- Buyty-'k oiitato.. fcj 11111(1 ffir. Bymca,. a : Gowßrnmrart >;•'■ crsTJortsr, Bad eharsml " aad w- ■ occrod' (tnmaifemiaa ev minis oi raoisEj- ifitr ifrtrfmwjawf " tag jsfifitan So-PartSahoik li ® Tfeit Ei., feram a. SsNt wiiii.i sujijortsr, sJwisaJ trarf ts- - cetucJ paycEai o£ straw of money ?• Krvicts rditing to.paiHians (n ' • Parliament. All tlieuo chargcs ttcto proved. Thew ; men wore'your trustees, and wero ecnt ti ;■ Parliament to servo your interests and mine. r

"Yes," you cay, "but irliat do thcis* charges amount to?" Do yon know that- it is tli« business of every monibcr.. of.. Parliament to prescat petitions to Parliament—your pcliiion, perhaps—without payment of auy kindf That whoa a member demands payment for doing what bo has already been paid for bo is, well, to put it'.mildly, acting improperly. . " Evert this partisan' committee said the particular members referred to liad afitod improperly in this respect. A GOVERNMENT "PUU." ; ■ ;Bnt yon then aok, What about the «iin. 'mission for the sale of land to tbe'Gorohimcnt? ' • • -ivi Well, that is a delicate ouestioa. But lot us treat it as a matter of principle. Suppose, for the sa&o cf argument, tame* nno wants to sell bomo land to the Govnrnment, and the Government does not want to buy—perhaps has already refused to buy. Ho goes to a Government mom'wr and says, "Look horo. If you can ,;et tho Government to buy this land of mine you will get so much commission." .'ho Government member .may or may not have a "pull" with the Government—the Government may or may not bo "pulled" to buy the land which it does not want at a price perhaps beyond what the land is, worth. , * Sut is it a nice position,for your trusteo' to be placed in P He in there to boo that yonr money is well opeut How can ho act for you and also for the man that wast* you to buy lui limdf It La monoy th* Govornment buys the land with —it ic your trustee who indncfa tho Government to spend your money. If theGovernment did not Bpend your money, your trustee would not got the commission, therefore, your tfuttio li itrlving in «omo other interest than yourt—hia own. Have you followed that clearly P If not;; read it again, and you. will under-' stand tho principle Mr. Hinb was' fighting for—in your interest and in New Zealand's interest. ; A committee composed of six Govornment and four Opposition members was forced by overwhelming evidence to find that, Mr. Trine had proved all the charges stated above. Do' you want to vote for candidates who belong to a party which tolerates such things? Do you, as an honest man or woman and a sensible man or woman, feel that it is safe to leave tha government of your affairs in the handa of men who treat inch conduct «o light, ly as yon have seen it treated by the Ward Administration—who attack ths man who bad the oourage to make tha exposures and strive to gain sympathy . for. , their, .friend* -who have been "JonnA

THET WOULD NOT MAKE 11 ILLEGAL. "Jnet one more point. The committoo passed this iwuIuBoo?-o The oommittee is of opinion that legislation should b* pmasd mab> . ' ins it illegal for a mcmberoT Pas; " ' liament to act en his own beluH' or an behalf at any other per pep in negotiating the silo of an. estate ;j P> tt«:CtOTrn.v ;; v■ ■ Thafi pkin fanV it> The oommittoo—ft Govcmnxot csjorfty committee, bear in mind—caw the poaribia erila that might arise out of coch catcs as Mr. Hino had oipoood. Anyone with half an eye eould ceo them. But what did the W&rd Administration the; curtail this pleasant little priTfleff* of Goverrmont members, enabling them, if they eo chose, to, make money out of yon and rae, who already pay them well. TUis is the Government yoc a»' sabed to continue in office. ■ Every rote yon pre for a candidate Tho imports this Government is a rota in faronr of oontinnsaco of sttch pTacticea. .Do ytm dtrabt any angle statement 6et not alwef If 'to, yOn will find absolute' proof of their accuracy in the official records of Parliament; namely, Parliamentary Paper 114, 1810, from which the .extracts quoted ue taken.