A member of the present Victorian Ministry was traveelling with his wife (by an ordinary train, as is now the custom) ou one of the Government lines. Leaving the lady in the carriage he went to the refreshment room. In his absence a guard entered the carriage and said, "Will you show your paBS, ma'am?" The lady said she hai no pass, "It's always been the custom," mumbled the guard, " for members' wives to have a pass, Perhaps I had better see the Minister." "But," said the lady, "although I have no pass, here is my ticket !" The blank countenance of that guard at the sight of a ticket paid for by a member of Parliament is reported to have been a sight to see.
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Kumara Times, Issue 1128, 11 May 1880, Page 4
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125Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Kumara Times, Issue 1128, 11 May 1880, Page 4
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