R. W. MCVILLY.]

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I. 6a,

Railway Guide, and it makes it clear that £2 2s. per xveek is sufficient to allow for relieving. The lisl is as follows : —

Schedule of Hotel Tariffs in various Parts of New Zealand as disclosed by Receipts held by Railway Department, and representing the Actual Charges paid by Members of the First Division when staying at the Hotels in the Localities named.

Now, sir, let us contrast the condition under which officers of the Railway Department or Government servants are transferred as compared with the position outside. The Railway man gets his expenses paid and his transport free, but what happens to the man outside? I take it that, except in a very few cases, and I know it is so, the bulk of the men in private employment have to pay their own expenses; and it goes xvithout saying that xvhere that has to be done none of us, no matter xvhat position we are in, would take longer to pack up and unpack and get settled than

Town. Rate actually paid as per Receipts. Hotel. Per Day. Per Week. Auckland Cass Cheviot Culverden Dannevirke Duntroorj Dunedin (south) . . Eltham . . Feuding Kordell Ko.xton Greytown Hawera . . I '■'. ■ ■ ! s. d. s. d. 35 ii Waikato House .. ■ 4 0 Clarendon .. .. 5 0 Waitemata .. .. I 5 0 5 0 35 (i 20 0 Culverden .. .. 6 0 25 0 6 0 25 o 20 o 20 ii Empire . . 6 0 6 0 ■2 (lavs. 8s. 30 0 :S (lavs. 8s. ". 25 0 Somerset House .. .. 25 0 20 0 I (i •io o 6 6 20 0 22 6 4 0 20 0 Eoyal (private) .. 6 0 27 6 (Private) . . 6 0 20 0 Queen's .. .. .. 20 0 Railway .. .. 5 0 Grand' .. .. 10 27 6 Paeroa .. .. .. 25 0 Crescent .. .. 5 0 22 6 5 0.. I lunterville tnvercargill Leeston Little River Morven Milton .. Morrinsville Marton New Plymouth Oamaru Otane Ohakune Paeroa Port Chalmers Rolleston Rangiora Riverton Southbridge Seaclifl Stratford Timaru Junction . . .. 30 0 25 0 25 0 25 0 Temuka Taumarunui Thames . . •:• ' 2 days, 8s. 35 0 Werry's .. .. 6 0 Royal .. .. 22 6 25 0 Meredith House .. j 30 0 Brian Borough . . .. 25 0 Salutation .. .. 2 days, 6s. j White House .. .. .. 20 0 4 6.. 25 0 20 0 Golden Cross (private) .. 5 0 25 o Taihape Turakina Wellsford Waihi Waipahi • •*