AN “AMUSING” SPEECH

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2141, 25 July 1907, Page 2

AN “AMUSING” SPEECH

. (Special to Times.) AVELLINGTON, last night; Air. AlcLachlan, the member fo; •Ashburton, made a speech in tin House to-night. The following are : few extracts from it:—Air. Alas sev s criticism of the Budget was a hit washy—(laughter)—hut when In came ,to the tariff- —Oh ! lie .slaughtered Air. .Al ill nr. I was sorrv Fo; Hie Minister for Customs—(laughter' and then when the MeNab was on !!.< ground—Oh! Oh! Oh!—(laughter,) —with his claymore—(laughter)— and put on that martial air—(laughter) and walked to the front and challenged the Massey to combat—.(laughter)—it reminded me of the time m Sir AA alter Scott’s poem when Rhodcrick Dim and l-'iL^jam nn-i (Laughter.) 'There is perhaps little feeling between the ATcNab; and the AfeLachlans, hut;- without dispel aging the" Massey I would say that h ' can only [day second fiddle in the McNab. (Laughter.) Now I come ;o the member .for AVellington, Air I'’-slier. He is a young man, hut when lie has been here as long as me or Air. Ait ken ho. wil] have enough sense to say loss and think more Laughter.) Tile member for AVak.-i----'•dpu. Air. Eraser, is the coroner ol the House. (Laughter.) He fills a gieat- big gap in this House—and h< holds inquests on everything. (Laughter.) Air. I' raser docs not want- a .1 11 r.v :_ he returns a verdict without nuv jury, and the verdict cannot be upset. (Laughter.) Then the™ is t!i" member for AYaHa.ee Air Thomson He is always worth listening t‘). but lie has always one drawbaek —you have to listen for an hour heroi’i vou know wiuit Iso is to say. (Laughter.) No membVP of In, House pays twenty shillings Cust mis duty a year. I don’t pav j( ami I don’t think a single mo-mhm- 0 f the House pays more tluui me. (J.-a'ii-gaiter.)" Many a cow lias been sfaligatured hv a dairy inspector vb . knew no more about it than the non. member for- Haw: rn. (Laugh-t’-.u) An hen. member: “That’s'an inaccuracy.” Mr. MeLuehlan : “Everything I am saving is God’s truth..'’ (Laughter.) I never owned a motor ear and I never will. I don’t like them—l don't- like the stink of them (Laughter.) H is peril ans only' right- to add D'er the h-mdii,--.- <'-pl, • 1-h !• - ;'7"'b'r'6 <L was punctuated ■• r ‘- i’M»" o';!- a f -- •)•:., '' V’ ; i ro'u !; ■’ - uo»-s in tlm g-d- ---!, "'ie:;. '!’!;- -re v , ... t|l - ! ei,, .].,— on eon- • :\v ti’ey !o-; : --d i