SEDDON PORTRAITS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13367, 17 August 1907, Page 5

SEDDON PORTRAITS.

DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE. (Special—By Telegraph.) » WELLINGTON, August 16. The Govern-men (expenditure l upon memorials to Hie late -Mr Seddon came under review when Parliament considered the votes' for the Colonial Secretary's Department 10-ilay. 'Mr Fisher called attention to lite item of £l5B for a bust of the late Mr Sed ilon, and £lO5 for a portrait. ,He said he wished to suggest to the" Government that if l.hev desired to commemorate" tin. right lion .'gentleman let them'do it, substantially and put all the money together. The. vote of £lO5 was for the portrait which hung..in the Whip's room. He thought the House ought to reduce it by £100": The pictures lie 'saw about. Hie parliamentary buildings did no! commemorate the late Mr Seddon in the slightest, iind it would b? more nf a. credit to the. conntrv if instead of spending money in driblet's, the Ministry would put it into the" i-t;:.tutc which was to be erected outside. The Premier said thai, he 4bought the vot,j. of £lO5 was for the picture in the loliblv bv Mr Tennvsou Co!'.-: Mr Wilfmd informed the Mouse that someone had put a. walking stick throng.l a. portrait of the bile Premier which hung hi Hi"- Whip's mom. and the (iovernment would probably be a.sked to iuiy damages. Mr Lewis declared the Parliamentary buildings to be swarming with portraits of Pvnnier. come of which he considered ■> di'gracc to phologr.-i.pliy. He sug<'esUd that onlv on- port nut be pim-IiHSPrI and that should be a good one. Th° Premier replied that, onlv the < il painting in the lobby had been bought.