MR NEILSEN'S RESIGNATION

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1651, 18 January 1913, Page 6

MR NEILSEN'S RESIGNATION

SPEAKER WILLIS EXPLAINS,

Tho cable message from Sydney ,(pub«; lished-in The Dominion V»*^>l n 3!?gard to the; reported resignation, of Mr.. Nielsen, member for Yass,,m Ito; Nbw.-.■ South Wales Parliament, was. brought un-.-to thi notice of Mr.' Speaker, Wlflu■yesterday. The cable message stated.amongst „ other things that .there was- sonio .com-, -, Sin Now South, Wales-Liberal circlca . at Mr. Willis departing,when ho.knew., that tho resignation was in transit,, ■ , "Mr. Arnold, Clerk-of 'tho - Assembly,; sent a 'wiro' to mo at Auckland, said Mr. Willis, when ho was asked to, explain tna position, "and os I hadl gono it was .forwarded.on hero. Tho telegram stales that tho captain of- tho.,mail steamer, from San Francisco was instructed by, his owners to deliver a letter from. Mr.' NioWa.;■ to mo personally, but as I was not in fcya-, ney and would not return beforo departure ho left.Uio letter with tho Clerk of tho Assembly for- me.',' When I Return to Sydney I shall; getit.\ I. have had n ■ correspondence with Mr.; -Nielson and I do not know wbat his. intentions are. J. : I do know 1 that tho letter him because the captain of tho ship says it is, but I. do not-know what it contains and it is.of insignificance whether the.; re-,, signation ■ is received-10-dayv or injhrco: weeks' time, when-I shall to in, Sydney. Parliament is in recess and tho Premier has said that it will bo a long recess, i Supply' is granted until Juno, 30 and they, can continue for another'six weeks after; that beforo -niccting, Parliament., Upon s my return there will bo -plenty of timo to have a by-election beforo Parliament meets so noinoonvciiicnce will accrue from my absence.' '~"'• '■, •,' ~-. "I did know that it,was reported that, Mr. Nielsen -'proposed! resigning, but that could- not hinder- my movements.' Any. member wishing to communicate with tho Governor.- My intention of going to New Zealand was-well known quite a month before I came, and- Mr. Nielsen' could havo ' been , communicated with and if he had desired could havo communicated with tho resignation could have been accepted by tlio Governor and an election held in my ,absenco. As it.has come io,.me I shall receive it nnd fix a dato for the election if ho hasi resigned. .' T :,'\i ' l" ■„' • "Thnt members of tho Libertr parly should make-such comments,, Mr. Willis remarked in leaving. Uio subject, goes to show how unbusinesslike they art, and how much they ore inclined to rush, lilco tho proverbial bull, into a china shop, and do tho damage usual on such occasions.