BRITISH POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1931, Page 6

BRITISH POLITICS

PROPOSED ECONOM Y. L United Press Association—By Electri Telegraph.—C pyright.] LONDON, Fob. 24. Captain H. F. C. Brookshank (Conservative M.P., for Lincoln and Rut land„ (G'ainjaborough), mo vied In the House of Commons to reduce the E.sti mates covering the vouchers that on able members of the House of Com mons to travel first class between then constituencies and London. He suggested that ) owing to the straitened finances third-class travel ought to suffice. It would, he said, ho doubly efficaeious in enabling the Labour members to hear what people were saying about thp Government. Mr Jack Jones (Labour member foi Silvertown) said: “Such paltry economy talk would furnish Mr Charles Chaplin, if he were present, with at idea for Bis next picture. Members of the House of Commons should he allowed to use aeroplanes in urgent cases.” Mr R. J. C. Booth by (Conservative member for Aberdeen, and E. Kincar dine) said that the politicians, who received all the kicks and no thanks were entitled to comfortable travel The third-class in the underground i c all right, he said, hut between A her. deon and London! it is tile nearest approach to Hell that he knew. Captain Crookshnnk’s amendment was negatived by 258 votes to 130.