“WORTH £1000.”

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3480, 7 May 1920, Page 5

“WORTH £1000.”

GOOD BRITISH M.P.

INCREASED SALARIES VVANTED.

LONDON, April 23‘

Members of the House of Commons grumble increasingly at their salaries», which they state are not Sufficient to pay the grocers’ and landlords’ bills.

Mr C. B. Stanton says that the present. stingy remuneration‘ is equivalent to £2OO. At least £Boo'is\ needed, and good members are worth £IOOO. ' Some cannot afford to dine in the House of Commons, where meals‘ are cheap. I

The trade union subsidies are often small, he added, and in one instance is only £lO yearly.