PREMIER'S PATRIOTIC STATEMENT.
WHEN the Civil List Bill was before (lie House on Tuesday, which provides increases in honoraria lor Members of Parliament and Minister-, an amendment was moved to increase the Premier's salary (Tom ,72(100 to 727)00, which met with the support of Opposition members. Mr Massey, while thanking members for tin kind things said of him, said be wished the House to understand (bat while be could not afford (o (ill the position of Premier without salary, be was not working for monev alone. He was walking beca use lie found himself in I lie position of Premier at a very difficult lime. .Desire to work m such circumstances was in bis blood. He could no! help it. il was British. Tie therefore hoped members would not press the matter beyond what imd been said. In deference to the wishes of the Premier, the amendment was withdrawn.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2186, 7 October 1920, Page 2
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149PREMIER'S PATRIOTIC STATEMENT. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2186, 7 October 1920, Page 2
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