ETHICS OF PAIRING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 697, 23 December 1909, Page 5

ETHICS OF PAIRING.

;■': ■■'V'vdiscus&ion - ; ■in Vhoijse; .. i ■;■";; ;';; ! ::'| ]~ : : % : ,; : : :V;f : j ;Ai lively; didciission 'on , , the ethics- of ."pair* .;;;'; ing'.', took place in the Houso : 6fßepresentatives •'.; last'night, in. connection i\'ith''tho division; to.; .'.■;■ restore tho clauso' in the Guaranteed-Advances: .^.v.. Bill regarding sinking ifunds. ' '■"■:'■„■ .' ~■ >\j. ! rV'.;« Mr. Hardy, Onpdsition Whip,'tailed.attention': : : : to tho fact that' "a member on" the .Govern- ;•>','« uicnt side was paired with a. member on ,thU/"i.'*; sideband voted.":. ■-.- ::■ '■■■.. ■■ ■-..-.■''..• ■■• '■■■'*~:■■'< ''■■'(■■{: . Tlib Prime 'Minister,eaid' this was' a : sorioua ;'■■s.• allegation;to snake. :■'■' '•' ' - ''■'"•:' ,'■,'.;•",'> ,:. Tno. Chairman;(Mr. Wilford): said.\h.o'could.'.:; ; i;; not'take cognisance'of pairing. ■■. '; '; ':.;■'■?/■■?. Mr. • Wrignt (Wellington. South) referred ' ■'- i: the. , : matter.; later. ...He stated' that; Messrs. , .:,;};:; Fisher.and Parafa had-.paired; Both'of.these;-,?f; gentlemen had voted twice -before' for- Mr,;?»jft Sidey's.' amendment:'. 'In' consequence'of this'.r;:. , ; Mr. 1 Parata .believed that ho was justified. voting, and , d!d ; vote. , Two: other .wore also 'paired! namely, Messrs.'.Bnxtqn'atniVv;,s Scott,' both of whom. hnd also voted tipce be- -ygi fore'.for Mr. Sidey's ameudiDcnt. During.'thoVi.v* nfteruoon ho: (Mr^^'rijht). had,been.approached;■ ; .;. ; ,;; :i ! by the Govornmciit AVnip : .(Miv 1/aurenßon) andy, v i i lnid promised to as ho had dono twice be-:jjaji .fore, with tlie Government. " When, howover,;;;,:-;'* it was euggosted to the Oovernment, he cliould allow Mr. Scott to vote, pairing -Mr. ,-;■;'■ Wright witli Mr. Buxtou, this was,'refused.-, lty ! !K was ■ correct for, Mr. i'arata to .voto..although;: .Wi paired', but it.was'wrong for Mr.',Soott to.do tiio'v-iw samo. thing. '•'•: ,-;... . .-:■.-,',- .•■'■■: ■■■'■'- -~;'■'.; , -Mr.: Lalirenson ; Eaid ■ Jlr. - l'arata' ; had ..becii:;: %i liaired with Mr; Fisher,. who had iormorly/,, ■■; '.voted' with, tho tiovernmtut. ■; Mr.' l'arata asted him how' ho: should.-vote, and ho /had told'hiui ;to' vote , witlv'tho Uovernuicut. ; ,';:;:.,'i\.fi ■'; Mr!'- Paratp said ho had voted in tho :sama:;,'-::? manner iis Mr.' i''isher had-voted,', and ho.iiield;i'"fl that ho was within his rights in doing,so. said: that he'was "quite.clean and PUI-β.'';-:;;;;;;:; *. The. vHou. T,, Y., Duncan'; said ' "Mr,;V; : 3 iPorata whs as straight a man ris any of them,'.,.:".>! rand ho would 1 not. do ii. mean-thing. ■■;>'■ -.-. Mr'.' Wright:, Hear, henr! We don't blatne >\i ■ him. , , ,■,;:.:.;;,'■.: ■::"■".: :;' : ' .' ; -i■■ .•'■'■'.'.•■'. v vi?'}l : i '.. Mr. Massey. Mr. Parata should..havbigone;.'?-':": out. 1 . ■.... - .;■ •■■'■ ,■;'■;. ',-■ .'■■''.'. ■•' -:" : ■.;'.'.>:;',;,'."?: ■Mr.,; Scott; (Tuapeka) said! ho hnd int'cnd(id : ;;:r.>i to go south that eveiiiug, and had: been paired , ,'' ft with Mr. Buxton. As, Mi\ Uuxton. was. not:' : f present in,: the : evening, ;he thought lUiduty bpuiid. not to. vote.. "' ' ■• r"'. : -'. : ;'- ;; '"".'' :.:;Mr.,,Gu'thri6,.'(Oroua) urged-that the;.O'ppos&'iS tion- members.ihad acted honourably;:."'• "::>: .-, Mr. .Hardy: (Opposition Whip) said he - did' ',v"iy. ■not. blame Mr. Parata, but.he blame'd: the,:Gbv-■».:•; ;'rl ernment Whip (Mr. Laurenson),".who had' goneiK ;5 back oh-him, in consequellco.-or which' , hei-.hnd '■ )" ; ;v gone to Mr Laui'enson.' that;aftoruoon a.ud-'said, ; '':'-.Kv "Airpairs'.aro off.',; Wo won't pair ogain ; witU' -; , ■'. peoplo that;act ns you- hnve done.". ' ;..'v 's ■; (-.-; v -ft ; Mr.'Laurensonii'Wliero didlgp back on youP;;K-V ■Hβ chaUcngad Mr. Hardy to say. During, the •wholotimo Mr. Hardy,had been Whip for theyi-KS Opposition, ho had found hiin'a most tricky"•'■"■' ' Whip.' (Langliter,)'; .'..',. :.■'..; • ■;> 'The Chairmaivordercd' that, the word and' Mr. liaurcnson-\vith- : :' .Kv ' drew'it.* •■■■■.■•■■.. '■.'■'■:■. : ' 1 .-;."-- ; ■•;■'',..■ .•■■'•■ .'.::/::. ;.:Sir :, Joseph.*Ward (laler).'said : that .he:, :lioved' that: the Government. Whip hod'..'carv-''■•'■•! ried out :the : constitutional' courso as far, ; a? ; :■' ?' Mr. Para'ta was , concerned." 'He had not asked■;•;;■' him who ■ ivas paired, The; Opposition coulc , ■ ■■;■"■' keep "their pairs. ;'.Tho Goyornmont" , was- jus? ''''-'>:* as .independent of ■ pairs; as' the Opposition. • . '' <*^