A few days ago Mr Manders asked the Minister of Justice "whether he was aware that the Queenstown gaol was not in a fit condition to lock up prisoners in"? Why this sudden anxiety on the part of the honorable member '! Is thero more in it than meets the eye? or what ?or how ? The same distinguished politician has also given notice to move :—''That thorfe hon, members who desire to visit the North Island should have facilities to do so at the oloße of the session, and that this proceeding would be in accordance with the tacit understanding that this House agreed to upon opening the ; Southern railway— i.e., Canterbury to Otago." To this it would have been yeiy desirable that an amendment should hive been propofl'ed by way of addition,' providing that certain representatives of goldfields districts 'should not aUioWodto-jeturn.
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Evening Star, Issue 4897, 11 November 1878, Page 3
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142Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Issue 4897, 11 November 1878, Page 3
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