PARUAMENT-1912.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1360, 10 February 1912, Page 5

PARUAMENT-1912.

REFORMS AHEAD. MR,. BERRIES, M.P., AT TAURANCA. A perfect storm of ..applauso grevii'il Mr. Hemes, M.l'., when lie rose tu uspond to tho toast of his health at liio banquet held to coinineinorate (he Ui,uing of the new Coronation Hall at 'i aranga on 'Tuesday lust. Ho said tho re-.MI of I lie poll showed that lie hail the c> niiclcnce of the electors of Taurnnga. lwt the election also showed that the party lie represented had also (lie confidence ui i hi majority of tho electors of Now Zealand. Ills parly maintained that (ho present Government have departed from those principles which were laid down by the great Liberal npos-tles of New Zealand. Jto wished to thank all supporters for (ho confidence accorded him, mid he thought he could go down to Parliament and sav coiiKciciiliously that ho represents the ioolmgs of the people of Tauranga. (Applause.) JIo could assure them that what ie people of Tauranga want was what the. country wants, and if they could turn out (lie present Government he thought )i'u™'f a would Kct ,vlli,t u ,vnnls- < Ap " i ' M s'' ' f f i 51 ',, 1, ' 1 "*"" proposed the toast >O f "i'lio Parliament of New Zenland, lie thought there were manv mod roprcsontn tivcs in the Parliament of this country JIo considered it was degrading iW'VJ'?! 1 l ° U ? n '? for Brants! ami thought the system should Iμ altered! Mr. Hemes responded. Ho considered innLegislative Council should be elective mid thought the present l'nrliamcnt was (he best which had been elected for many •?f % u c0 ' 11< ', ,1 , ,1 , n(1 l,mt ma '° should ho done for the backhlocks settlers. His parly was desirous of settling (lie land, and putting the ncoplo there on Iho freehold fnr ."Vμ" 01 ], Ilic konicl »' "* Platform of tho Reform party. Ho believed hero were great reforms in front of Parlament and he hoped tho best possible would be done for the people of tho Do. MKMBKRS FROM NORTH. States a Press Association message sIho majority of the Auckland city and *» members of Parliament l^".. for Wellington by Sunday's Main Trunk Z m n ]wo J ot , 1 '«'Wiug, whore on .Monday they will attend a Catherine of the supporters of the party, at which a presentation will be. made to Mr. Guthrie (member for Oroua). The party will comprise Messrs. Ms.«soy. H<>r>"«c i ",,' i ander Bradney, Dickson, and Emit. iUr. Wilson (Taumarnnui) win join i.io express at To Kuiti. Other members who have arranged to be present at theFeiUU ins moeliiie ore Messrs. Fisher, Buchanan, Okey, and Newman. These mem-bc-rs will all arrive in Wellington on luesdav afternoon. Mr. Bollard, member lor Ldon, will leave, Auckland on Monday evening. Mr. Bollard (Raglan) and Mr. \ouug will travel to Wellington by luesilay evening's express train, nrrivini °" Wednesday. Mr. I'ayne will arrive in Wellington from Napier on Monday, u ii t , M, , My f s iR dwelling in the South Island. He will arrive in Wellington on 'Jiiesday morning. Mr. Glover,' member for Auckland Centra], will not' be in his place when tho session is opeikcd, as Mrs. Glover is seriously ill. THE SPEAKERSHI.P. ' „. , Christchurch, February 9. hn Arthur Guinness, who is at present in Christcliurch, stated to-day, in reply to a question, that he would accept nomination for the Speakership of the House.