LEVITY IN THE HOUSE.
CHEERFUL EXHIBITION FROWNED
DOWN.
By Telegraph
flTiom Om Own Correspondent )
Wellington. October 21 Ml T E Ya\loi exploded violenth upon nn unusual subicct tins afternoon when the Defence intimates ivpio being ronsideied As is usual the leading executive officers of the .Defence Department wcic seitcd at the light of the Spcnkei's ehau m ch.ius usuallv occupied b\ innate sccietaius Thc\ siemed to take keen inteicst in Mr Ta\lot's motion that the salaiv of the Chief of Staff should be i educed by -£IOO, and appaicnth the\ weie not depiessed, foi the lepieseiitatrve of Cluistchuich North detlaied that ceitain omceis woie sitting in the House Running like Chcshne cits, ictualh taking pait in the discussion as iat as they could "Is it right to cnticisc depaitmental officeis lik- that J " asked Mi Jas Allen "A certain amo'int o f lespect should be shown to them " Mi 'J\nloi "I sav that too, and a ecitam amount ol icspect should bo paid to the House, but what shall we sav when ofticeis take pait in discussion b\ absmd <ontoitions of their ia-ees and misbehave themselves as no schoolboy would 3 " - The Chairman of Committees (All Colvin) suggested that the officeis of Government departments should be lefeiiod to with 1 aspect. Ah Ta-vlor "J hope that what I have said -will induce them to lemembci then positions and behave themselves "
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10592, 22 October 1910, Page 1
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230LEVITY IN THE HOUSE. Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10592, 22 October 1910, Page 1
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