GOVERNMENT DEFEATED.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 675, 27 November 1909, Page 5

GOVERNMENT DEFEATED.

HIR-thsJshcomd- T^IE. LOG4I, J3ODHS j$MJ> SINKING FUNDS. A second dofoat was -suffered by tto Govern- '' 1 ■ nont in. Hie Honso oi Boprosentatives last w«mg ftt connmfaott with Mr. Sidc/e amendnent bo tlio, Stato-OTrarnnftoed Advances Bill ■ i , j to! restore to local bodies control of Uio invost- v :■ ment of their eiiilring funds, in tho en6e of - ; : loans that liscve not been guaranteed by the -.i"?;Government. In tho Local Bodies' LonnV Aot passed Inst year it was provided that whether a loan was guaranteed by tho State or not, • tho m ttmd: ehoiild bo handod over to tlio Public Trustee, to bo invested by him in Government seaiiritios. . Mr. Sidoy's ■ amend- : 1 1 meat, to repeal' this provision, so' for as &.>•<>.'« referred to non-Stato guarantcod lonnsi was carried on ' Thursday night by 32 votes to 80, '.' . > mo Opposition members voting for tho repeal. ;; • The division list was "as'follows:— . For Mr. Sidoy's Amendment (32). ' AUen • 1 Herries '■ • . Anderson Hino Arnold • Lang ' ■ • * Baume Luko Buchanan Maloohn Buick / . Mandor ' > .. .• •? • • Buxton ; Massey 2- IV , e , '. XOWWMI i. . Nosworthy ,■■■.- Glover Qkey ' Greenslodo. Phil'lippi ( Guthrie . 1 p oo le Hall Scott Hanan Sidby Bardie - ■ Steward . . llerdman Thomson, G. M. Against Mr. Sidey's Amendment (30). - ' i Brown M'Eenzio, Hon. B, ~! ■ Buddo Ngata Carroll ... ,v • . Parata ■' ■■ - Colvm Poland Davoy. lleed Dillon Boss , , ' KussoU ' : lusher , .. .' ; Seddon ' : , v.-*' ! Forbes. :' . v-v,;:.V/:'Smith :^^:^^ Fovslds ( Stalin orthy 1 i Graham . To Kangihiroa :v. Hogan ' Thomson, J. C. i 1 , Hogg ■ Ward Laurenson Witty ( Lawiy Wright . Last night a' motion! of the Prime Itinistcr, ':'' to recommit the. clause Vras carried.';. For; Jtjjw past "a..motion ;of this. lund.'.has - meant 1 tlio;J-V. repeal of tho clause to which tho Government » ■ has objected, bnt'last night proved tho es-^v 1 ceptioil. The Prime Ministers motion .to amend the clausoback to its original .form ~ . was lejected bj- 27-votes, to 25. .-.The following > is tlio division list;— : ■' ' For tho Prime Minister's Amendment (25}: ° .Buddo. 1 . Lawry ' ' ■■■ ■ \ i -- : . Carroll. : : ; U'Konzlo, Hon. E. . ; Colvin.. ' > .'. Millar . : ':.v Parata Dill oil i. .: . Poland v, Duncan, T. Heed Ell 1 > : ; ' ;. Rosst;v: Fisher Smith A-V;.:.:; \ Fowlds 1.. ... . Stallworthy .(X ■' v» Graham Ward ; . , ■ u;.: Hogan Witty > ' , Hogg V Wright'r . Laureiifon'• ; \ Against tho Pnmo Minister's Amendment (ST)*' 1 Alien. llmo y ' :: ■'* • Anderson Luko • ■ Arnold M'Laren Jiaumo ,: \ . -.'Malcolm j , .BollaTd.. ■. ■ .Mander. ■/:. ■i v v ■■■■■•. \ •. Buchanan . . Newmin ■: ' ■ Buiclc : Nosworthy ' i Buxton OLcy > Divo Phillipps Glover: . .. Poole- •• 4 Guthno Soott Hardy Sidoy 'ii : Herdman Thomson,"/ G. M. s Hemes '*■ "•

On the division that tho clanse • ba nscmmittad, it, is. interesting to note ■ that of • tho > 11 .Government snpportcrs who voted with l£r. a Bidoy on Thursday* night, only five now voted . wttli l . him 1 .- Three ireversod their! votes, while: two walked out of tho ; Chamheriiiand onouwas* absent In such a division; i hdwawr, it.totally, fair to say that a mombcr may bo justified in voting' lor roeinntoittal on the ground that ho • might recoivefrrrther enlightenment by a fuUei disonssipn, of: the matter in ComnritteeJ When, after considerabla further, discussion, tho ■ Govornmont. was a' - Eeeond tinw defeated" on" the ■ claasi iby,- two votes, tho result' was • received with Opposition; applause,,and 1 there wore cries of "JKjosign," while one> mfembor:' on tho Ministerial sido callod oat, '"Iho Gotorrior wants yon.Sidey." . For a long tiino afterwards members,of. the Government party wore socn in oaruest. consultation,; ! and (is ffchso found : ? it difficult to. regain its normal temperament,