ASHBURTON V EGMONT

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1932, 30 August 1888, Page 3

ASHBURTON V EGMONT

MRWALKH.K AND THE PREMIER. I There w»b a sharp encounter between c tbe Premier and the leader of ths Opposition (Mr Walker) yesterday evening. I The member for Aahburton complained r that the Premier ohjae m a most deliberate \ way, when he moved an amendment recently, to aay that all he had beeD doing this seemlon, along with the member for Cheviot, was intriguing for office* If \ the Premier meant thai he was Intriguing a for a seat ajoog with him, Heaven s^ve a him from that conception, and from the \ hcmiliiiting position of occupying a seat • with those who had shown each lamentI able management as Ministers had done this aeselon. He could assure the hon. * gentleman that that was the last thing m bis mind, and he oonld answer also In the name of the member for Ohevlot He supposed that the Premier was referring to I newspaper gOßalp. He (Mr Walker) might J juat as well charge that hon gentlemau'with ' havlngjlrtrlgued for theAgent-Generalohip which bad often bsen stated In the lobbies $ and m the newspapers. Sach an appointment would be a very good thing for this country, for the colony would get rid of the member for Egmont— -(laughter) — bat It did not make it any the more correct. I He assured the hon member that he was 1 not intriguing for office, and that be had 8 no ambition except to be uaeful to the t country as a representative of the people ; g and while he had never refused any re- t spoDalbility whenever It had been put [ upon him, he had never sought It. Was that a wrong thing 1 He emphatically i denied that be had endeavored m any ( way to be » colleague of the Premier's at the present time or m his present company. The Premier retorted that that waa exactly the point ; he would have to get rid of two or three of hia colleagues to make room for the hon gentleman and some of hla friends ! He deliberately charged the hon membar with aspiring to . office, but warned him that before he oould Bucoeßafally lead the Honae he mast assist m maintaining order, which he had wholly failed to do this session. — "Poßt."