FREE RAILWAY PASSES
temporary withdrawal. FIVE AUSTRALIAN SENATORS.. The free gold railway passes that were issued by the Australian Government after the elections to five candidates who were elected to the Senate, but who will not take their seats until June 30, have been withdrawn. The Minister of Works, Mr. Marr, says that the passes had been issued to the-five Senators-elect without the authority of the Minister. The issue of the passes was in accordance with the practice of some previous Administrations. The present Government, however, considered that it had no right to involve the taxpayers in the expenditure of £4OO which would have had to be paid to the State railways for the passes until the five successful candidates were actually sworn in os members of Parliament. A reasonable time had been allowed to those who had visited Canberra for the opening, of the Parliament to return to their homes before the passes were withdrawn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 29 March 1932, Page 3
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156FREE RAILWAY PASSES Taranaki Daily News, 29 March 1932, Page 3
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