BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1267, 24 October 1911, Page 4

BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

SIR GEO. CLIFFORD SURPRISED. The Prime Minister read, in tho Houso of Representatives yesterday, the following letter from Sir Geo. Clifford, in roferouco to tho discussion on breach of privilege which loo!; place on Friday:— "I was somewhat surprised to find that in the draft report of Gaining Commission, submitted to you on Thursday, wo had inadvertently touched upon some of the recognised privileges of the House. Had we been accurately conversant with them, wo 6hould have taken care to state our opinions in a form which would havo been technically in order." The Prime Minister also read tho following telegram dispatched by himself to Sir Geo. Clifford on September 12 last: "Mr. Jennings, member for Taunlariinui, introduced a Bill into (ho House of Representatives, providing for the postiK>ncuicnt of the recommendations of the lacing Commission, on the ground that tho allocation of race days to country clubs did not fairly meet tho position of those clubs, and ho stated that the clubs wore .anxious to adduce further evidence on that point. 1 suggested tho Bill should be held over to givo the Racing Commission an opportunity of being roappointed to take further evidence u)xm (lie point referred to, and the House decided to hold over tho Bill to enable this to lx> done. I should bo glad to know if you and tho members of the Commission would agree to bo roappointed for this purpose, and if you concur 1 will take the necessary stops to havo it done. Kindly reply as soon as possible."