TIME WASTING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1857, 17 September 1913, Page 4

TIME WASTING.

SAMPLES OF THE METHODS.

Many of tilio speakers havo been o!h ', viously wasting timo in fcho blockade • "debate" on' the Estimates, and tho oiliera have been purposely but not ; quite so obviously working for tho earner object. Following aro two samples• Mr. G. Laurenson. Mr. G. Laurenson had a little fun with - himself at tho expense of iSow • Zealand and the poultryman at Porirua Mental' Hospital. This obscure employes receives £110 pe<r year. Thoso members .of tho House," ho said, who are in tlio farming industry will know that'a lion has to work very hard to produce 10s. a year, and to pdultrvman's salary we .know/-that MJ, liens will havo to work very hard, probe at loast a shilling a dozen. IV seems to mo to 'bo a pretty heavy sum to ho paid to a iwultrjiirAi -fillO a year plus his keep. I wmild like .too. t Minister to givo mo some information about this poultryman. lam extreme- , lv interested m this estimable individual. Ho may be a man of unqualified ability. I want > whothor a separate account is kopt of tho Toturns from the poultry-yard at the Porirua Asylum. If a separate account .is kept, perhaps it . will justify us m passing a vote of £110 a year for the poultryman. 1 Mr, C. Parata. Mr. C. Parata has been a frequent speaker in tho blockade. Ho has spoken •v Meat deal about "these unfortunate people" in the asylums. _He has told of the heart-rending emotions one leeis who visits ail asylum, tho various symptoms exhibited by various patients, and of tlio trying duties the attendants and tho doctors have to perform who looK after "tlicso unfortunate ]>coplo. air. Parata was telling his story again last night, when Mr. Malcolm callcd him to order, saying: "Tlio honourable membor : has made this samo speech three times already. I cannot allow him to in-, dulge in hideous repetition."