FUN IN THE HOUSE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11280, 9 August 1930, Page 5

FUN IN THE HOUSE

MJI, McDOXTaA Ui IN I‘UI!.M

VhaT- HE SA W AT FREE

PICTURE SHOW

TILT a.T T-HR-KI'J-QUAHTER ■Jf3lt.l'*S: IN OTAGO. r .

WRONGLY' BLAMES'REFORM A) V JO! IS A AIO A N CRISIS-

Opening \his remarks on the Hudget, Alv. McDoiiguU (United member for MaLmra) touched on tlie, Luss baling made about carriers having to pay the extra petrol tax, and elialieiiged any member of the House, and particularly the Leader, of the Oppositiouy the lit. Hon. J. G. Coates,' and the member for Wellington East, Air 11. Semple, to compete with Idm wit», a. motor-lorry while he operated' tivo horse waggons., .. Air. F: Linklntor (Reform— Alanawntu): What about 20 miles away Y Air. AlcDougall: If you go 20 miles away you should use the railway, ana if ,ypn were 20 miles from home yon would need a Plunket nurse. (Lnugfiter from members.)

Touching on the., question of, railway, versus roatfs, Air, Ak;J)ougu.ll said that when the Rugby Tost match was played in Christchurch lie was told that 700 cars travelled from Dune din. The hire of a: taxi from Dunedin to .Christchurch was I'll 10s, or one shilling a mile for 230' miles, and for lour passengers that would be £2 17s (id a head, of £1 3s (kl more than the railway fare. ‘We are told Dunedin is a Scottish town, hut it does hot look like it/’ he said. Ho did not think ’ that any purebred Scot would give that amount extra to travel by car with his knees up to his’chin and other passengers’ foot in his pockets. There must be a lot of three-qUarters-breds in Dunedm. WHAT UK SAW AT.TiI K PICT"CUES. It had been said that the amusement tax was going to take away the pleasure of the poor man, said Air. AlcDougall, but if poor people could not • get food and clothing for their children they, were better away from the pictures. It would be a good thing if the tax placed pictures beyond thier reach, because it would prevent them from wasting their money. “I went stupidtv last Sunday night to see a pictui-e,” lie said. A Reform member: Sunday night I Air. AI eßougn 11: Yes, on Sunday night, and I can tell you it was nothing to boast about. Air. Coates: What did it cost? Air. AlcDougall : Nothing, or I wouldn’t have been there. (Laughter) ‘•Air. Speaker,” he continued, “I hat was the first time I ever saw a lady with one white leg and one black leg.” (Loud Laughter). “They came out and they danced and kicked about, and. just about kicked the chandelier down (Laughter.) “T said to mv friend, it is time wo wore going home, but he said he was enjoying it. and, Air. speaker, ii it didn’t shock him 1 don’t see why it should shock mo. for Dm not easily shocked. /Laughter). Rut I’m sorry I. went, oven if it was tree. ’ “Since coming-to Parliament,,” kr AreDongall went on, “L have iearr.cn that a politician should -ay what lie does not think and think what lie floes not sav. T believe m saying what I think and if that pleases people, l am pleased, and if it does not please them I am pleased ad the same.' - SAMOANS ARMED ONLY WITH BANANAS. Air. McDougali next turned his attention to bananas and “shooting irons.” The Reform Government I.ad tried to rule Samoa by sending men there with a “..hooting iron in each hand and. a sword .trading on the ground. All the p-nr native, had to face them with was a banana, he said, amid loud laugiPev. If it had been in Ireland, and i-lieie was no peace in, Ireland until the British withdrew all the Black and Tans out of the country, it would have been another story. The Reform Party put hundreds of men in camp and had armed fhem with “shotinog irons” and sent tln'in out to Samoa. They didn'tmind going because they knew the natives had nothing .hill bananas to defend themselves with, and when the natives took to the bush they turned the harmless - natives out into the streets and nut- their through the mattresses to see if there was anyone hiding in them. \Ylion_ lie read about it he- hod wished that it had been in Ireland, because the Irish could use guns , and when they coo'd not get them, they would use a blackthorn, not bananas. Tn conclusion;'"Mr. McDougali clou v fed the ability of .the Leader of the Opposition to face the- bar when Gabriel on hip over the lull. lie saiu that if he liked to wait he would accompany him and put in a. good word for him. . . , Air. C. T-. AlacAlillari' pointed out that Air AlcDougall must have been asleep-, for the last IS to 20 months or he would have known, that wH' methods.he complained ot had been adonted bv the Tinted Party and not hv Reform. . , . . 'later Air. MacMillan sent Tack heautifullv the retort, move or less courteous', to Air. AY. K. Barry (Labor — Auckland Central). He . was speaking and mentioned, ‘ the , rattle and sheep and horses- ” Air Parry:—'-—ami donkeys. Air' AfaeAlillan (amid delighted laughter) : I’m sorry I. left the Hon. Gentleman out.