CORRESPONDENCE.

Manawatu Herald, 2 September 1893, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

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TO THK F.iiTTOll 01' THE MAS \W AIT IJX.UAI.D.

Sir, — I observe in your issue of Thurs day n letter from " A Voter," asking a series of iju^slions about my voting on the LiV.'Using Bill. It is a perfectly legitimate question !o ask of any Member how lie voted ami I have taken the information he asks for from the records of the House. In answer to qim-y >o. I— There have been 88 divisions in all on the Bill. No. 2 — 1 have vot din 3-1 of these. No. 8 is a question 1 could not answer were I not to overtax your space, many of (lie divisions were in Committee and upon the inclusion or exclusion of certain words and each would require an explanation of the effect I may say however that I wanted to make a good Bill of it and when I found that on leaving the Committee it was a Bill which would not satisfy the people and was distinctly against the interests of the large distiict I represent I paired against the third reading.

To the last question as to my reason for being absent on the above 1 divisions, three of these were taken after two o'clock. I had a Committee at 10 o'clock the following morning. 'Jhe discussion on that Committee was one of immense importance to the flax industry, viz., whether a Go* vernment grader should be appointed and a bonus granted for improvement of machinery in connection with that industry. I had to draw up wry intricate and lengthy regulations, by direction of the Committee, so I left the House a little before two to get a night's rest. The human body is only capable of doing a certain amount of work and on tlie last day I had* had fourteen hours hind work. I thought it sufticieut reason for going home. I was able the following day to get a recommendation that a grader should be appointed by Government and that bonuses to the amount of t'4001) be granted to encourage the flax industry The report and regulations I had drawn up being adopted. As T presented the report to-day with the regulations attached and as 1 know they they will interest your readers I send herewith a copy of both. Trusting my explanation is satisfactory to your correspondent and with the promise that I shall be quite prepared to offer an explanation of any vote I have given when before the electors at the coming election.— J mn, iVc,

•Tajiks (i. Wilson' WV-liiiiKton, September 1, W.VA.

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