PARLIAMENT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2152, 19 May 1914, Page 4

PARLIAMENT

A TOAST AND SOME JMCMBSIGNS.

llw toast of "Parliament" wars pi'n* posed at tho gatlmriJig of Land anil Survey officers, winch farowedca Mr. J. Stwaolie-H last evening, -by Mr. Ja&. M'Korrttf, a former SbiYdyor-Gfinsrol. From tho way iu vririch ho switched oil to other subjects it might Imvo keen . inferred ttat Mr. Sl'Kerrow did -not ftKnfictJwr relish tha task; .He Ad .say. limvevcf, that upofl tiro whole % Jfc'w Zealand ftyrftiweiit is'as an instaitioi! to lie proml <rf and superior to tho Par- , lihflifcrits of some oilier British JSeminions, At that Sir. ST'Keriw oitgd a»nS)i loft fte mftjoot of P-iVilia-taciit, and tnltel intaestfiigly about the way in Which tho inrtteh of diggers nntt OT iiio puO.plo ft'lHi• folJowed the, feershad to sjjmo -extent lmvEtßcl the hifih staiitlfirds impafteil ** tho popuktfen of tips coaiitry by tlie oa.riicsis settles wjio came kero before the gold hire him honi jipai-fl of.

Tlvo Pi'hnn 'Minister; wlwn be. eaise to rftspdml, tllimtel Mi". iSl'Eerro* for th-e, upon the wliols, coiiipli.mojitwy terras in which ]w» had Mforrod to P«rliii.fiifint. Mi'. M'Korroiv ha-tl bonfi ft hit eatitknis., as Scotelifticti' Usually were, ho said, lrtifnjMh ttio frihotn coinulilnontiji'y. Mi'. Mas.sey eoivfljiUcd tliat. it tffts" «s nearly as possible tw.ejjiy voars Bitteo he !md cii-tcrfid Prrrliarteivt. When ho canto Mite Pfliiinment in 'W jiDopte wero good etwugij io say that .he liad tlic hhieii of ißijftnpiieo-oil : liis clipol;. (Xansliter.) 'flicv (liii not ssiy Hrtt new. '(Langfctcr.) Tlicy saitl this tiraocmico had graw, and that i.ioihi.iifs hiit llis cheek was Jeff. (taii.K'Jiier nii<J an-' jilartpp.) "I Tiftpo yen don't rtgfoo with tivat," Siiicl Me. jtasev. ■(ri:.iiig:lit«r.) Ho wont oil to fcimvr'k tl-Kit frhwii l.» heard Mr. M'-Ken-oW H'faldfvn; iu donhtfnl terms of T'arliaSiieirtj he vv,w rwitiiiflert of aii <>M Storv alimit, the niMliW of a, SMiart .'>oy vrtis hrfliiglit Ivor sfln iutd iho lftciros' paj.lei;;y o'f tho J-touse ■one nfbrHoou ns tlvo Sprakci - #.is iirst rilioni ta npoji tlm pr«ic ; ordiiip:s, Ilie boy noticed the- Spp.uker toasliilg tii.fi ■for'm of .rirayer raid, .isked; "Bo they Iw}) ii Binii to ipmy for tlio Siieinhcrs ?" "No, my hoy," tlionirotlior reptied, ".Ins jsist iflftks'At tW 3Hf?iiiJicrE, aiwj theft lif! pra'.'S for ttit? ootifvtry." rLauijlrti?! , That, 3fr, sJaw*y coiititiiicstl, was lint tlw i\rcsMit l s a fKimiwit. It was w Iko o.W days VoJfcM'od to hy Mi". tTprvn t!io wMp. iiltl : Ki',sg).! I'lrDlfcrS nf Pai'li-aniont jvroixwi ?iinro :kmks than ooinplinients, t'hoy u»d u»t to fonipkisi JtJlrivii. lii.K ■i'xper-ienß' «n.s ttmt wTici! a. mpHiiior «wte(l wiftcrtirally fof liis WMislitviMvis )w <.'M his !•«- wnvd in tl'.o pud, Dm-iti;; his iVrfor/\OJit>!T.v rnroov te harl mf>4<?- iimiV friciidft. wJto wefo rio-t iihV'sys bm ?.l:o ftnmo Mi?*> in ivolitiop, Rjjpstb'na pT tti» ri«>spnt Pariiniwotrt lie «nid tJ:a* lio Iwi IWp<J thiit fivl-nre liistni'tans wriii'd sa;v' that 'Paiiianwivt fff 1911 teiii doiw .■is iiiueli for Oio Pffliwti'v as my l'ai'li:\< riient ti'.at Itfid jiMffslcd it. (iS;.ip ; ]i\nte4