A LITTLE HISTORY

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 99, 23 October 1924, Page 5

A LITTLE HISTORY

■ • There were ■~- many ' - expressibris surprise, feigned or -otherwise, Aii the House of. Kepresentatives :• last night when Sir.' B. A". ' Wright (Wellington Suburbs). quoted a speech made"'by;_ the "member, "for Qhine;.rn.uf.i;(Mr. t H v ;;Poland);in .1.907., uvwhicli he advocated ■a- reduction- - p?-mits. Mr. L. M. Isitt (CHristchurch iySrth) rose in his seat and regarded Mr.'Poland in.a most interested and surprised manner.* ... . „ ... . . As soon as Mr. Wright resumed his seat, Mr. Poland was on his feet, and he-was-greeted with laughter. •■• ... Mr. Poland 'said, that'y,;hea'he c'airie'-iiito the House in 1906 he was a. very enthusiastic man, keen for reform, but since then he had widened his views, as a result of his experiences of the world As regarded racing permits, there were ' more in 1906 than there were to-day Up till, that time he had. not.taken part in the debate. He had been listening: to the pros -and cons of the subject,, and whoa tile time came" foi\ a division' he would, go into—well, one lobby or tho other-. i{Laughter.) - ..