PAYMENT OF MEMBERS.
WELLINGTON, Oct. 7. Referring to an Ashburton telegram published yesterday regarding the deduction from the salary of a member of the House of Representatives during his absence from the session, the Prime Minister said to-day: —' 'I know nothing about it. • The Government has nothing to do with it. It is a matter between the persons concerned and the Speaker. The rule is that in the case of a member being absent, on account of illness on his own part, or on the part of any member of his family, no deduction is made, but if he is absent from Parliament for more than 15 days on his own business, a deduction of £2 per day is made. The Government has absolutely nothing to do with it. If the rule is not to be complied, with, the amount has to be placed j on the Estimates and voted at the end of I the session."
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 8 October 1913, Page 5
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157PAYMENT OF MEMBERS. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 8 October 1913, Page 5
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