POLITICAL NOTES.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 524, 28 October 1890, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES.

Sir Robert Stout—The State must control all monopolies. Mr Ar bur (at Opotiki) -I will give my Rupp irt for the reduction of taxation U I am returned.

Mr Buckland (Onehunga)—l think it a strong rean-nmmda'i ui when a candidate is condemned by the Wellington papers. Sir Robert S’out—The highest ideal of life and true hnppinees is not in accumulating wealth, but in intellectual advancement an i purity of life, Mr Arthur (at Opotiki)—The time is past when a district should only return a local man. The interests of Opotiki are good for Poverty B%y, and whatever is good tor one is good for both

Sir R. Stout—l am surprised that some people who talk about taxation teem to think he is the cleverest man who desires Biine new tax. lu my idea he is -the cleverest man who can show bow to do without taxation.

Mr R. ThomnHon (Whangarei)— I consider triennial Parliaments are not a success—it takes the fust gpssinn to get in?o the routine of the House, th-* second is more useful, but in the third everybody is simply addressing his nonstituents. The next Parliament can ,do little but correct aSuaes in law, put down til borrowing, and bd careful to make both ends meet.

Mr W. F, Buckland—l voted against the Eight Hours Bill io 1886 to get rid of the measure, owing to the disgusting way in which it was being hawked about the House, and the way in which members were crawling over it. to their working men constituents. The eight hours day is the custom, and custom is stronger than any 'aw Lord Hartington—Some of my friends in Parliament seem to find the making of speeches the m »st delightful recreation, and the sound of their voices the sweetest music to which they can listen, but for myself, I am bound to confess that the preparation and de ivery of a speech is a form of the severest labor.