MEMBERS’ £100 BONUSES

Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1930, Page 6

MEMBERS’ £100 BONUSES

RETURN PRESENTED TO HOUSE

DETAILS OF THE REPAYMENTS.

(By Wire—Parliamentary Reporter.; Wellington,’ Lfjst .Night.

A return ’ furnished tp tha today gives detailsU regarding the . “£lOO bonne voted to members last session. . H 1 was submitted to the order of WJ. Jordan, who sought information jin- , de- three heads as follows: A list of members who did not accept the bonus; (2) a list of those who returned iti; (3) the dates the amounts were received by the Treasury; (4) the form in winch the repayments were made. Members Who did not accept, the bonus were Mr) T. D, Burnett and the late Sir George Hunter, and those who returned the • amount were Messrs. R. A. Wright, K. S. Williams, W/ J. Poison and J. G- Coates.

The dates on which the amounts were received by the Treasury were shown as follows: Mr. Burnett, £66 13s 4d on December 9, 1929, and £8 6s 8d on December 23; Mr. Wright, £66 I3s 4q on December 18 and £8 6s 8d on January 7, 1930; Mr. Wil|iami>, £66 13s 4U on December 21 and £8 6s 8d ojL January 9; Mr. Polson, £lOO on February 24; Sir Geo. Hunter, £lOO on March 34'; Mr. Coates, £lOO on August 14.