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HOW MR. BEETHAM VOTED, And • WHY MR. YOTEB. 1. Voted against Mr Wood's motion to enfmnchise the Maoris, so as to equalise the 1 representation of the two Islands. Answer. BECAUSE, Mr Wood's motion was an attempt to alter the generallyaccepted system of distributing Representation according to'population, tho Natives already possessing Special 'Representation, . 2. Voted for altering the salary of the Clerk of Parliaments from LGOO to L7OO. 3. Voted for increasing the Speaker'sjsalary from LGOO to LBOO. Answer. BECAUSE, When the circumstances of the Colony obliged the House to reduce the salaries of Civil Servants 10 per cent,, these salaries were reduced at the same time by LIOO and L2OO respectively; and because if others were, when times improved, entitled to receive their original salaries, the same justly applied to the sorvants of the Parliament. 4. Voted against reducing the vote of LGOO for the Parliament Library to L3OO. Aimer. BECAUSE, when so many uneducated men wish to obtain seats in the Legislature, in the event of their being successful it is advisable to give suck men the means for self-education. 5. Voted for Ll3B for a kitchen range for Bellamy's. Amwer. BECAUSE, it would be highly inconvenient and entail a great waste of the time of the country for members when in Session to be compelled to obtain their uieals outside the House, and the appliances for cooking were at that time inadequate. 6. Voted for taking L 4,100 off the Education vote. Answer, BECAUSE, I felt, in the circumstances of the Colony, our educational expenditure was in some respects excessive, and as the amount was for recreation grounds, we should bo just before being generous. 7. Voted against reducing the item LIO,OOO for abating the rabbit nuisance to LSOOO. Answer. BECAUSE, I felt that the amount of LSOOO would have been insufficient, and becai'SH I ft It, further, that had five times the amount been granted it would have been speedily recouped by the increased value which would be given to Crown Lands by successfully coping with the rabbit pest. 8. Voted for the Bottle License. Answer. BECAUSE, the Bottle License was only to apply to those districts in which it was legalised before the passing of the present Licensing Act. !), Voted against the House reviewing Dr Pollen's pension, Answer. BECAUSE, this was first brought forward as a party question. I afterwards voted for the consideration of Dr Pollen's pension, and others which were infinitely more illegal than his, the result being that all these doubtful cases were considered together by a Committee specially appointed. 10, Voted for a LI Winn License, and against raising the license to L2O. Answer. JIECA USE, [ generally supported the Bill that contained this provision, but when the Council objected I voted that their objection should be agreed to. 11, Voted against reducing the salaries of Civil Servants over L'2oo by ten per cent, Answer. II EC A USE, I considered the Civil Servants were generally the worst paid individuals in New Zealand, 12, Voted for the Babbit Nuisunce Act in every stage, Answer. BECAUSE, T am a practical man, and have foresight enough to see what will be for the future benefit of the inhabitants of New Zealand. Li, Voted for the Representation Bill, which gives 55 members to the South Island, and only 30 members to the North. Answer. BECAUSE, it was a measure that simply gave justice to the South Island ; also iihcausk I always have absolutely refused to recognise any arbitrary division of the Colony j and also because the voting power was then virtually in the bands of the South, and if justice had been denied we should have lost the seat of Government from Wellington. Mrßenall, by his vote in Auckland, endeavored to prevent Wellington becoming the seat of Government. §tit« ftfer flrall to Viatel GEORGE BEETHAM.

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