POLITICAL NOTES.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue 147, 9 September 1925, Page 3

POLITICAL NOTES.

■JOTTINGS FROM THE GALLERY. [Special to “Mail”]. WELLINGTON, Last night. THE FINAL RUSH. Monday sittings of the House will commence next week, an indication of the approach of the end of the session. COSTLY PUBLICATION. One of the greatest wastes in Parliamentary life is the production of “Hansard,” popularly supposed.to he a faithful reproduction of members’ speeches in the House, hut really only a record of what members think they said or what they wish their constituents to believe. Each session 7000 copies of “Hansard” are published, and last year only £2OB was received from subscribers. ELECTION PROMISES. In . the House to-day Mr M. J. Savage asked the Prime Minister if the Government had authorised its candidates for the coming- elections to guarantee State Advances loans to applicants who would undertake to support Reform candidates. Mr Savage said he had received a letter from a constituent who stated that such representations were made to him hy a canvasser on behalf of a Reform candidate. “The statement or information or imputation,” replied the Prime Minister, “is without foundation in any sense at all. It must he well known to the hon. member that a Board deals with such questions and not a Minister or anyone else.” The Investment Board dealt with all applications for advances to settlers or workers. Any promise which was made on the lines suggested would he completely worthless.