THE UPPER HOUSE

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24103, 23 October 1941, Page 6

THE UPPER HOUSE

Sir. —Very few people, 1 imagine, realise the magnitude of the sacrifice being made by those Labour Councillors who are sitting down in a Legislative Assembly whose existence, we know, tliev have a burning zeal to destroy. Only those who have experienced it can appreciate the physical and mental strain involved in attending sessions of the Council which often continue for five whole minutes at one time. A number oi Auckland Legislative Councillors who are keen abolitionists just suffer in silence; they do not complain, and instead of criticising them as Mr. A 1 iilvihil 1 has done we should really extend our sympathy. Mr. Bloodworth seems to think that something may he done from the inside, having in some respects, the same idea as the young lady ol Niger who went tor a ride on a tiger. The eighth year of sitting inside however has so far produced no results and we know that similar policies of appeasement, in Furope and elsewhere, have definitely tailed.

In the case of the young lady abovementioned, the story goes on to say that, when he came back there was a smile on the face of the tiger. I think it quite likely that the Legislative Council, too, will come smiling through. What is £15,000 a year? G. Henby.