PAY OF M.P.S ABROAD.
Some curious articles have been published concerning the salaries given to Members of Parliament in various foreign nations. To begin with France, the senators and. deputies receive the same.remuneration-najnely £1 ster*ling' a' day. .In Belgium each member of. the Chamber of" Representatives' gets i17,.a month. In Denmark themembers of the Landsthing are paid, about 15b a day. In Portugal, the: Peers and Commons fare given the same sum, which is. £67 a. year. In S.weden the members of the Diet receive £66 for a session of four mouths but they have to refund a fine of 12s for every day's absence. That is not a bad idea; In Switzerland the members of the National Council get lQs per diem, and those of the Council of State 5s to 10s.' In the United States Congressmen are ■ paid £2OB a j
■year, and are allowed an indemnity;.' ' i for travelling expenses.' In Norway o the members of.the Storthing receive 14s a day during the session) which r lasts about six weeks. - Imltaly* tM Senators and Deputies jits, tiOt pdid, but they sea and certaiu .pljliil^,to Spaing tlie. members Cortes .also,. •- unpaid,;biiklnjoy. maiiy advantages ' and immumties. ;In .Greece, . the'. senators get;'£2o a' month" and the ■ ; deputies .'£lol. ' In,:' Germany, .' the '... represi?ntatiyos receive., an average :#y : lOs per'day. In 'Austria,' the" pay is "' • . the same as Kaiice"' ; • England is the only;, country 'Where members' of Parliament are' not only .■ - • ■. unpaid, but have no right- to privil- ;; : eges.—Pall Mall Gazette; ENSILAGE AND HAY,;' ''
The Field says that themaking of ensilage' is throwing a good,' deal of light upon the subject of fodder curing generally. In the first place, it seems to us that it will' result ; finally in a new method of curing Hay,.,'' and in a-vory superior qnality.of tljgi, article, obtainable with :less.labor an^ : ' coßt, although of; more value.'. It wilT ' be hard to distinguish betweeri.onsilage;' and hay with ."' the' ' ; arid progress "that • is' being made;.' ; in. the former, article. Anaiy«s;anf : ;.' experience combine',to show' that the" • produce.of .an acre oured as ensilage* v ' . aud another exactly the saiucprepatcd as'lmy, give a very decided preponderarice.in favor of the "ensilage, oyer hay, - both as to its feeding and nutritious properties, and also in its weight aud value. With such facts staVing.ua in the face,' we naturally conclude thsi> ensilage is the coming fodder, and thi Wr hay will become scarce if not an un-" known commodity.. All that stands. in the' way of its becoming so is prejudice aud ignorarice. It is hard to get the farming classes out of the old rut; and, in fact, it is riot an easy matter for anyone to leave them when • they are worked into deep channels and are of long duration. We shall . be glad to .notice the enterprise of aitjfe.. adventurous spirit who launches 'in this promising. direction, for we are •quite satisfied that ensilage only wants to be understood and known to be., thoroughly appreciated,
A LUNATIC THROWS HIS MOTHER DOWN A WELL. Ou September 22ndj a young/man, apparently between twenty and thirty : ■ - 1 years of age, entered) No. 2 Police • : Station, Sydney, in' ail. excited state, and said he desired to give himself up .to, the' polie,; ashehad lulled his/ ' mother. : llis statement "at first not believed, but be "insisted "on the'-® truth of his story, and stated to the oon'stables that his name was • August • • Wells; that he had been living for some monlhs..past on a foi'm between ' Banksdown and Liverpool, and thht ■ : - behad. thiwrt lue rnother down a ' well. Theroau, who is a German-, was taken to No 1 Police-station, and . looked up. He is oi inedium height, with a sallow complexion, and ' uumiskkablo signs of lunaoy. 08,, fact, in the cell he . .was \aplejit ■ talked incessantly in amost incompre-.,, hensiUe mauner. It was ascertained • yesterday, that bis statement was it)- \ tho main correct, as the ■ unfbrtlmate. ;,' Sv'oiaii.n's- body was discovered in; a l '' well 20f| deep, with.yft of water in it, in. tholocality mentioned. There'., were signs of a struggle in the vicinity, , as portions of the fence bekweeu the, ■ house and the weir were broken down; , apparently of recent occurrence. Wells was confined in the Central Station v . until about noon yesterday, when liefW was transferred, secured in 1 bandcu'ffflpf and " muffs," to Liverpool, where ait inquest was subsequently held, at v which a verdict of wilful murder - was recorded against him. The prisoner was thereupon committed to take hie - trial at the next Criminal Court.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2712, 11 October 1887, Page 2
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