Political Points.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 207, 5 September 1904, Page 2

Political Points.

"Thero is the racohorso they call -low Tom."—Mr Georgia Fisher during a lingUiy pause in tho Hon. Mr Duncan's speech.

"They's put ug with tho ills they Iwva before they go to those they aro for."—Shakespeare up to date, as translated by the Mlnis tor of Lands.

In tho evont of further calls being imvde to tlie Legislative Council, Mr Arnold asks that labour bo included in suih appointments, none such having \\lox\ mado smco 1893.

"And tiho only grass here was a few handfuls that fell from the clouds." —Mixed remark on a Rawke's Bay estate by tho Minister of Lands. Mr Hogg is inuring when the State Fire Insurance Department will commence operations. "Sir William Russell is like Wai•nattgu —he docsnot go off very often, but when ho does it is to some purpose. "—The Hon. T. Y. Duncan on tho member f o r Hawke's Hay. "The members of the Opposition seem to be attentively reading some important despatch, but they are listening to me all tho same."—Mr ft. M. Smith scolding" the other sidt for seeming inattention to his flow of eloquence.

"Why d 0 I stand up for the leasehold ? It is ibecnuse I want to protect the Crown, tenant from the accursed money-lender. Tiieiv (pointing to the f.eader of the Opposition) sits the spider that is trying to get the fly into its web, and once there there how its blood will be drained ! Hut, thank <Jod, we have a ponderous mason fly (the Premier) that is more than n match for tihe spider." —Slab of impassioned oratory front Mr Ho-lr.