PARLIAMENTARY ETHICS
(To the Editor.) Sir,—The voting on the six o'clock Hotel Closing Bill Ims disclosed the fact that certain of our members interested in the liquor trade voted on the question of early closing of hotels, and voted against, the Bill. One would have thought that the fact that they were even if indirectly interested parties, would have restrained these men from voting. It appears to be altogether an unconstitutional procedure, that any persons known to be •financially interested in the result of any Bill, of vital in;portance to the public weal, should be allowed to record their votes. .The llouso permitting such an obviously unsound action to nass unchallenged is creating a precedent that is liable to lend to unnleasant ronsenuoncef. And unless the Press of New Zealand stronglv express their opinions with regard to this unfortunate incident, our Dominion politicians will lower the prestige they have retained for so many years—l ani, etc., . ETAT .TTTgTITTA.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2837, 31 July 1916, Page 8
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158PARLIAMENTARY ETHICS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2837, 31 July 1916, Page 8
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