Teh Feilding Star. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1893.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 47, 24 August 1893, Page 2

Teh Feilding Star. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1893.

Thk Premier cuu speak his mind sometimes to the employed as well as tho unemployed, aud thero is a frankness about his remarks which makes them very charmiug. For instauco, when he was moving tho second reading of his Alcoholic Liquor Bill, or, as it is now called, Licensing Bill, he told tho members that there was v certain amount of work to be done by members, and it was no use their trying to shirk it. This was a surprise to his following, as well as to some of the Opposition, and thej were struck dumb for a few seconds with blank astonishment. A blush of conscious shame was seen to mantle the cheeks of a few of the less hardened of them when Mr Seddon further reminded them that they were paid by the year, and were not on piece work as before, thereby implying that they were not honorary legislators, but servants of tho country, paid at tho rato of £20 v month, and therefore they would have to earn it. The trip to Wellington, then, cau no longer bo locked upon by our alleged legislators as a holiday, out of which as much pleasure is to be got as timo will allow. Since Mr Seddon gave this broad hint it io observable that the attendance of members iv the House, judging by tho division lists, has much improved. Wo admired Mr Seddon for the way in which ho dressed down tho unemployed in Christchurch, but admire him still more for briuging the employed in the House into collur.

The Post doe-s not thiuk tho Govorninont will accept Colonel Fox's recomuiou ations, howovor right tho-u) rocommondations may bo. Miniater.-*, howovor, (says our contemporary), ure not mado that way. They will, at the fag end of tho season, throw the report on tho floor, and invito tho House to form a scrum over it. They will leave it for Lieutenant Jackson Palmer, ox-Captain Willis, aud other members of like military cxporiouco and teputattou to tscufllo over, ami thoy -will eujoy the fun, dony tbtit they havo auy responsibility, aud try to shelter them* selves uudor tho plea of being powerless to interfere. That they have no serious inteutiou of houeatly faciug tho situation aud giv:ug tho House a lead upon it, is proved by their haying ignored Colonel Fox altogether iv tho preparation of tho Defence Kstitnatos for tho yoat , and their puttiug oil tho consideration of bis ro* port to the latest possible poriod of tho rCMiioU.