POLITICAL HUMBUGS."

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 556, 10 July 1909, Page 10

POLITICAL HUMBUGS."

i.f' : Sir;V.6fie j?ould'|ffiiiik-byiiiatiiiitfg'to'' Mr/- •! (:F>'VM;!?B;£fisKqr^ '■Tirith ;ar- : 7Q,00Q,"' ;was .endoavourmg ; .i!ctf Jaise i '"a r 'sU|>sct : iptioi A or. ) a'man' with'a>b'rokeniei?, instead of,,finding ' work', for., an -army/of .'lsoo ; .'uDtoiploycd;; :-:Apossible £2000, arid'thai not even a-certainty. c Ho'?also''advises theiri: to'*be^satisfied 1 ! with.. ■ half ...time.,: 'Now,-I-ask Mr.-Fisher,' is.he will- ■ kg■W.work for. half jqf hu.honOTarram,;ieav- ; ' fog hiin,'to" draw tile fespTctablo sum of ..£l5O - : •Parliamentary, pleasure trip, .to" Auckland, ob'sting-over £1200? Didfhq'.'raise his-Voico '■• ..aganist ?SVard .and. Co. ilwhen tbey'• sent 1 £6000 i .to Italy,'-,orr.againa't the' voto of £20,000.:; to 1 ibiiild a J palace fof i the;- Governor,,- who \ costs , 'Now: Zealand riot less. than. £20,000- a year?, : 'j -Mr.' Fisher, is no worse, nor yet any' better, < i.thaio.itbo.. : ,rest,i.b,f».,tho,:.£p}iticians:'l:They are '< all; quite; willing to suffer hardships on from ( ,£300: to : £2000 /a .yearj;" They are air.willing' : 1 jtp.'g'iye;plenty;bf .good advice-to/the 'starving,, i .but ;.we'never hear of -.them giving anything J !0156.-Tl'amj : etc.,''■■'.■'•* .■■'•-'- .r : . .-■'•'• .■ ':■<!. ■'->,'. ■■■ ) ■■ :--i:v^ ; -::-'::'':-V-: ■' ;" i ::,.July 6;V>-;'^- I ,■:■ :.•'.:[■;';■ i,.:.vi'i': ■] -•;,;, [Out cbrrespp'ndent's,opihi6n',of politicians ' jisvCerlain]y'-tnp^\ : i-.Wgh,-,one.-; 1 -H'As':to'; : pvHig. 1 'anything: niore-rthariV' ativicc/pma'ny' of •• ;them ] -tho, present'' - .distressing:;' iimcs ■ making ■;,frequent' ; inroads on..their ''purses ' Tbeyaro. usually' the-first'called- on to'assist : cases in need.:] : ■'..'■/'■"'■ - .'-"■.- -.- '