“FROM A SICK BED.”

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8190, 3 August 1912, Page 1

“FROM A SICK BED.”

GOVERNMENT GRATITUDE. _ While the question of civil servants' disabilities from political action were under discussion m tho House of Representatives yesterday, Mr G. W. Russell (Avon) made reference to a remark of Mr D, Buick (Palmerston). The latter, said Air Russell, had said that railway servants who voted for iim (Air Buick) had since suffered pains and penalties, while those who >oted against him had been left undisturbed, ’Hn fact,” he said, “they were left undisturbed in all the pride and glory of their conditions.” That is a serious charge made against the Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister in charge of the Railway Department for the last two elections. Is it a proper or fair thing that, after having come from a sicJ bed for the purpose of putting that party into power that Air Alillar should now be attacked, when it is remembered how Mr Millar did act during his occupancy of the position of Minis ter _ for Railways? I say, sir, that having made theso charges, it would be a proper tiling on the part of Air Buick to move that the charge he has made shall be investigated by the Railways Committee, in order that wo may know The .Speaker interrupted tho oxMinistcr and said his time was up.