"The member for X J ahiatua put a question to the Minister of Marine on Friday as to whether. Ministers who used the Government steamer Hinemoa made any refund to the Department. He declared that "time after tame members 6f the House; had been complaining of tbe scarcity of money for the back blocks, and here we're Spending hundreds and hundreds of pounds on {numerous pleasure jtrips taken by .Ministers and. their wives and families and special friends." The Horn W. Hall-Jones replied that Ministers had a. perfect right to travel m the Government steamers if they wanted, to do so. Ministers used, the steamers for no special friends. In nineteen vases out of twenty the steamers when carrying Ministers went on • some . Qoveruuiont work. For instance, when the Premier went south msenUy m the Hinemoa, the vassal was going on her ordinary lighthouse trip. If. concluded the Minister, any tldng demanded, his presenuo iv Auckland or Dunediin, be would not hesitate to use the Hineimffli to-morrow,
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 10141, 30 August 1904, Page 2
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