BETTER PAY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 15, 12 October 1917, Page 5

BETTER PAY

A MEMBER DISCUSSES THE GAME OF POLITICS.

A plea for better pay for members of i tlie House of Representatives was made ■ by Mr. Forbes in tho House yesterday ; ; afternoon. When he secured the oppor- \ tunity. lie said ho would support a. pro- ; posnl for the salaries of members beiug ; considerably increased. Ho made no ■; apologies for saying this. If people came j into the House and sat for long hours ; listening to some of. the speeches (we j mil call them speeches," lie-added) that- ; members of Parliament had to listen to. ; thev would wonder that members of Par- ; liia'ment ever struggled to get into the ; place To get tho best men in tne com- < lnunity they must see that the repre- I eentation was not confined to men of : money and leisure. There should -be j sufficient remuneration to allow of the \ i»st men being secured that it was pos-., ; sible to get. Mr. Porbes then referred j to the expenses incurred, by members m j telegrams, postages, etc. Kef erring to , Hie enlargement of the Hurunui elector- j ate. which he represents, Mr. Forbes , stated that travelling expenses should be •, nllowed anyone successful in betns: re- j turned for 'thnt constitueiioy. To repre-. -j sent these wide country districts prop- j erly. he said, a man ir.iist be put. t" | considerable expense. The limo lia<l ■ come when tlie whole question of an al- . ■ (oration ii t'>e. svstom of our reprc«enta- ■ lion should be faced. ;