About Those Garments
In the House qu: Wednesday,./ Me Tarnbal j asked, tlie ..Minister', of Public. Works, jwithou^ notice, whether the ex r pensejjfc set clown (or ithe J^es^iQossfej Railway Commission included certain clothing and Bunidries— to i; wit, gloves, trousers,j jerseys, mufflers,.; hats, <fco.,\ amoun ting to £24: lls 6d. (Laughter!;) ' Iti was said the mufflers and gloves Tvhich the Oommisßioners wore as a "uniform" had created a sensation on the West Coast ; but it was still not generally known why these gentlemen could not provide clothing and gloves at their own expense. ; Perhaps) they toft; homo m such baste 48 not to be properly equipped ; and if these articles : were suitable only for an Alpini and humid retjion, the Minister would perhaps s?e that the3e equipmentswete returned to ihe Government store. : (Laughter.) Perhaps the Government .would also see, before sending another Commission on their traveUi that they did not leave' fhome short of necessary clothing — and gloves, (Laughter.) Hon,Mr John 4 ston was m 'a position to answer' tt is question without notice. . Mr Turnbull would give notice to repeat his (uegtion next day^
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 224, 25 August 1883, Page 2
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186About Those Garments Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 224, 25 August 1883, Page 2
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