THE METHODIST CHURCH.
AUTONOMY IN NEW ZEALAND. Legislation has been introduced in the Ilousa of Representatives to confer, indel>3ud«nt Bell-governing powers upon the ■Methodist Church of Australasia in New Zealand, which embraces 62,000 people. The desire for independence was emphatically affirmed by the New Zealand Conference, and subsequently the General Conference of the Church, at its session ill Adelaide last year, unanimously agreed to the proposal. Tho annual conferences ill tho Australian States have confirmed this resolution, but before independence can be actually conferred it is necessary that the sanction of the New Zealand and the Australian State Legislatures should bo obtained. Legislation to give effect to tho proposal is now being submitted to the various Parliaments.
Preliminary to tho introduction of the Bill yesterday afternoon tho Prime Minister moved that the Standing Orders relating to private Bills should be suspended in order that it might bo introduced and allowed to proceed as a public Bill Objection .was raised to this proposal by tho Leader of the Opposition (Mr. W. I', Mtssey) who said that if tho measure was it private Bill the formalities should be comnlicd with.., ..... ... ' 'Mr.' A. ■. M- Isi< ti ; (Chrißtclmrch North) said there was 110 further controversy about the matter, and the Church desired the legislation to give effect to its resolutions. Mr. J. P. Luke (Wellington Suburbs) said that when independence had been granted, proposals for a union of the Methodist and tho Primitive Methodist Churches would be considered by a special conference, and it was desirable that there should bo no delay. The Prime Minister explained tho character of the Bill, and Mr. Massey withdrew liis objection. Tho Speaker said that tho conditions relating to private Bills had hot broil complied with, as the Bill had not been advertised, the Clork had not given tho necresary certificate, and tho deposit nf ,£2O had not been paid. Tho Bill must bo introduced as .1 public Bill. Tho Primo Minister amended his motion to thi3 effect, and thb Bill was read a first time. 1
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1245, 29 September 1911, Page 4
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