One of the most ready means of bribing and keeping popular with his constituents by a Minister is to expend public money as lavishly as pos siblo amongst them. A pretty little sample of this process was brought to light during the consideration of the Estimates, whoa the vote for the Justice Department came up for consideration. Hokitika is in the constituency of the Premier. In this jail it was stated and not contradicted that there was an avc: ago of six prisoners. The cost per ahnuiu for salaries alone amounted to £BOO. The £BOO is made up as follows.;— Cliijjf , jailer, £OOO ; surgeon, '£'so ; chief warder, £l5O ; matron) £SO ; two assistant warders; £2so—all this to take care of an. average-of" six prisoners. The Premier that if , Hokitika’bad not been in "his 'Constituency not a word would .have been said about it. If so," Parliament is' sadly neglectful of its duty to the people. We are iuchncrPto hold?with CaPi'. Russell that such g, state, ot. affairs could not have existed in any other. J
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Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 22, 29 August 1896, Page 2
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