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Pay for Parliament Across Nations in 19th Century
A survey of parliamentary salaries worldwide contrasts each nation’s pay scales. It notes Transvaal members at 6000 dollars a year, US senators with extra fees, Britain with no salary for MPs but high ministerial pay, plus varied stipends from colonies and other countries. It covers France to Switzerland and Japan, highlighting per diem rules and penalties for absenteeism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
United States
Great Britain
Treasury
M. P
New South Wales
Victoria
Canada
South Australia
Queensland
New Zealand
France
Vienna
Belgium
Little Queen of Holland
Portugal
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
New York Sun