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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1437, 11 May 1912, Page 4

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MR, MILLAR ON THE MtNISTRV. , (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, Mot 10, .The defent of the Jliiclwnzio Ministry during tilt! next K?;.»iun of Parliament is curtain. Tluit was (lie opinion expressed in a "Herald" reporter by the Hon. J. A. Millar, JI..P. fur Ihincdin AVrst, who « -Minister Kii- Hailwavs in (he U'anl <joveminent-. Mr, Millar is njunily confident thai tlie pri'M'iit House ol' will serve its ipnii. "Thorn i.-. 1:0 chance of a di.«solnlimi diiriiiL' the present Parliament," said Jli. j'lilhtr, "Accordilifl to precedent, especially iii't?r a general election, tlm House imivt be , exhausted before the liovernur will grant a dissolution, mid a* only one parly has had an opportunity to show whether it hns the conlideiico of the House, ihe other party must i)c given an opportunity Mori the country is again put to the expense of a general election. "Tho other party must most certainly have that opportunity if it defeats the present Government. So far as I can learn, the Govornni«nt will Ijo in a minority when the question is tested. In my opinion, the Government will bo defeated when it meets (Jio House," Reverting to tlw possibility of a dissolution, Mr. Miliar said lie thought there could not possibly be a dissolution until j\!r. Jlass'-'.y has had nn opportunity to show whether lie can command a Fiiflicicnt majority to carry on the work ol tho country. That -hod always l>een the practice, and ho could not see how it could be departed from in this case. The Gpvornur was almost certain to satisfy himself that no partv ii! tho Hoiw could command a sufficient majority before In granted a dissolution. Mr. Millar added tlint if Parhampßt survived the first sessjon, there would certainly he no dissolution in the secenij or the third, and it would serve us lull term.