SALARIES OF M.P.’S
Sir, —“Citizen No. 1” shows both ignorance and malice in linking only Labour Party members with the suggestion of higher salaries or allowances for members of Parliament. It would be safe to say that all Labour Party representatives in the House of Representatives have made personal sacrifices to further the welfare of the community. To mention only one case, the salary of Mr J. Mathison dropped several hundreds of pounds per annum when he became a member of Parliament. Only those who are willing to make sacrifices could ever be chosen to represent the Labour Party. A member’s usefulness cannot be measured by the headlines he makes in the newspapers; and it should be remembered that a back-bencher, even on the Opposition side of the House, may represent more electors than the Prime Minister.—Yours, etc., D. ROBERTSON. Rakaia, April 22, 1955.
Sir, —The electors might like to know the annual cost to the Government of travelling expenses to Wellington of South Island members of Parliament.—Yours, etc., TIME AND TIDE. April 26, 1955.
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Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27643, 27 April 1955, Page 15
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