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PARLIAMENTARY NEWS

PAYMENT OF MEMBERS. Apropos of the Payment of Members Bill, Mr Atkinson has come forward with (ho humorous suggestion that members, instead of increasing their ■salaries, .<-110111(1 reduce them. Therefore, he will propose when the Bill is iu commil lee that Hie salary of a Legislative Councillor shall ho £IOO, and that of member of tho House of Representatives £2OO. -JOTTINGS. “Bills are going through just as though in a sausage machine.” Mr Merries, concerning the pace of Parliamentary business nowadays. Mr Bollard suggests that the Agriculturn! and Pastoral Associations should bo given an opportunity to nominate candidates for tho Legislative Council “in tho same 'manner as Trades and La, hour Councils nominate labour representatives.” Some arpbsemcnt was caused last night when; Mr A. L. D. F'rascr calmly gave notice that he would ask a Minister to furnish a return showing the total'cost incurred hy the Ministers in entertaining their guests at Somes Is. land on Saturday. Leave of absence for tho rest of tho session has boon granted to Mr Morri, son, member for Cavorsham, on account of ill-health. Mr Lcthbrige, member for Rangitikei, has been granted three days’ leave of absence.

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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4493, 22 October 1901, Page 7

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PARLIAMENTARY NEWS New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4493, 22 October 1901, Page 7

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4493, 22 October 1901, Page 7