Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1878.] FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1894. BELLAMY'S.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4766, 6 July 1894, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1878.] FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1894. BELLAMY'S.

Tiik House of Eepresentatives lias condemned Bellamy's, and though sonic of our friends tried to hold the fort and defend their alcoholic privilege, we think that on tho whole the House is well rid of its" bar," The Legislative Council can, of course, nullify tho action taken by the House of Eepresentatives, but it will bo imwiso to take this responsibility as tho opinion of the Lowor House isin ' this instancchiidoubtcdlythcopinion of the country. The abolition of Bellamy will not guarantee the sobriety of members, nothing can do that, but it will remove an obvious temptation out of the way of certain weak-kneed men who have both now 'ami in the past discredited purlin,mentary institution, There has always been a small per centage of thirsty members unable to resist the temptation of stealing out of the House, taking a nip at Bellamy's and stealing back again, not much tho worso perhaps, but sometimes looking a little Hushed and excited. If Bellamy be abolished, these thirsty souls will have to go into the next street for a drink, and as a natural consequence will pay fewer visits to the cup that cheers and sometimes inebriates. The, 1 majority of members areiiiuloubtedly J men who can bp trusted' with a bar. on the promises; it is only a small l minority which succumbs to teiupta- M lion. "Looking backwards," anrj this is tho correct thing to do with m " Bellamy," wo cannot remember • time when there was not some scandaH or another floating in tho ail 1 abonfl Bellamy's, It may be that less thai half-a-clozcu men are responsible fcfl all the over-indulgence 'which takfl place within the precincts o,PtB House, but the dignity of Parlß nients suffers by the presence M even a single inteniporoKlegislat^B Tub N.Z limes writes aI)H overwork Ministers, but tfov/mean ? Have not scampering about'the "popularity hunting, for months nutj. neglecting their duties, (('lijjy now return to ImcM find: tidings all sevens, and break cfoivii !n put straight matters,\kfc never have been prooked, For perhaps eight in the year departmental neglected because it is the itiil dlJi'iiig tlicpther four m mie side bpcausj) tjic iitting, All the year' erial departmental lone, aud this is tho real he matter. ' f^^H

Wji quito approve of a ;ni of audit being jmpauies, but there is : tleration.TliD Audit 'nstitiikMj.cappotbi'TiiiTil^H^^H (late; In cQ'ijiie'(;tioiiJ|^^^^H couats ; ofloca'lbodj§:J^^^B

thing: .impdsdble to get ji,ba sheet audi ted; ;pri6r ■ tip ah ai raeetingand this, practically ;i "jndATOdifc: it j all."; ;It ;• is:; si locking the door after the'steed escaped. :.If the.Gfovemmontu take to audit accounts of public panics it inust be prepared to fi staff of auditors who will coin any work needed in any part oi Colony at say. ten'days' notice, cannot do this:uow and if it fai do jt then: the State audit will : . : :•■; •