A SENSATION.
«, There has not been suoh a sensation m the House for some time as Sir Robert Stout's announcement that the Canadian tariff whioh is given m the Financial Statement as now m foroe, and from whioh deductions are drawn favorable to the proposed treaty, was repealed m 1894, and a new tariff — which Sir Robert pro« duced - substituted. "I do not believe any member of the House has read the Canadian tariff," said Sir Robert ; " not even the Treasurer." Mr Ward interjected that he had read the Canadian tariff from end to end, whereupon Sir Robert rapped out that the Treasurer evidently had not done so, and, waving the CanaH dian Statutes of 1894, said he would proceed to prove it. Then came his announcement and its proof, which not only produced a sensation amongst members, but also amongst Ministers, the Premier gazing aghast as the accuser compared item after item. The only reply the Premier could give was that the Treasurer had brought the tariff over with him, and it was absurd to imagine he had not read it. It is rumored that the Canadian Statutes of 1894 have been missing from the Library for some weeks, though diligently searched for. — Post.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXI, Issue 195, 10 August 1895, Page 3
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205A SENSATION. Marlborough Express, Volume XXXI, Issue 195, 10 August 1895, Page 3
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