PARLIAMENT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 42, 14 November 1918, Page 8

PARLIAMENT

THE LATE MR. HINDMARSH

TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY

Tlio Legislative Council incl at 2.30 p.m. yestunlnv,. ■

Kclereiite was iniule lu (lie death of Mr. A. U. Uimlmarsh, AU\ toi- Wei Huglon South,

•SIit" "KKAA'GIS .HELL, .the Leailtr of he Council, said the news of. the death if Jlr.. Kindninrsh'would lie rcci.vwl nth genuine regret not only in I'iiriiuuent, but by hie nuuiy frionOs in otiier pheres of life, iiy his energy anil übilty the deceased gentleman Imd pained a ilaee in the Leyislnture . lvliifii cimipil or him the admiration and vcsjwi oi ml. imes 1005 the late Uv. Hindiiiarsli had lervcJ in tho City Cuiincil, anil his niiiiiicipal record was nmrkod by splciiJid wur'k. Mr. Himlninrsh's scav in tho House whs regarded as 'beinj; prapticiilly unavailable, lie could i-iily exprts3 his deep r;gret that-the country had lost such an honourable man. T'iie deceased gentlwnan had been a deep (■■iudeiit of 6oci«l, political, and economic prabienis, ami he"was a man of trnsspiu'ttrt' sincerity awl kindly nature, fciv l r ran:i,s Bel! "moved that "thu Cnracil cxprte its rieep iense of 'he tilt I'oiir.try I'-sJ susfainfld in (at-. iViil.li of.Ui. •Jli;i>lmnrsh,' wk! •:r-pv.'.:-:aiion of I.'U faithful services \o tiis Po.'iunion, and symiKithy with iiis rehiives.

: The Hon. J. G. W. AITKBK, in sec--| omitng 'lie motion, said the late gentle- j man always gave free expression to In;; opinions, and'did so in such a way that I ho showed that ,he had given his sui;- , jects fuil consideration. Mr. Hiiwlninr>l| : was a mail of very high principle, iini ■ he always held the confidence of the ck- j zens of Wellington.- for a number or ! years he sat on the City C'oiincil.-anfl j was als.o a .member of Hie Harbour i Board. Altliough it was not .-.lways pd>-1 sible to agree with Mr. HindmarshV opinions, yet he wrts always capable cf throwng lisht' on a matter under discussion. Mr. Aitlicn .pxpressed his Mn-; 6ere sorrow at.Mr..Hindmarsh's deshi ; The Hon. \V. KAKNSHAW stated thi>t 1 he first became associated with Mr. Ho.'-d- i marsh at the time of the Diantin.e strike in 1890. His sincerity was absolutely j ■unquestionable!, nnd Ii? fittingly occupied j the position of chairman of the labour i Party in the Lower' Ho:i>e. Rβ wns ! the most wp ;n)i.n iii tbal ysri.r. f ,lll ' D ' s ! loss lvol-.ifl \» (Ippinre'i. >lis death war, i a great ioss to the laixnn "'oild.in New j Zealand, especially in Vii'i.v of the strenu- | ous' times that were cnmiiif;.' , ' 'L'h? motion was carried, end the Conn- j oil ■ r.;'.K.ynica at 2.55 p.m. until 11.30; a.m. io-dny. • •' S/.7!- FRANCIS PELT, explained that at ■liatiioiir rhe. Speaker, Hon. \V. C. F. would proceed to Government Hcuje.'.o be presented to 'he Oovernor-(Jc-ii':r.ii. He invited as luanv members o; ihc. Council as possible to ba present. In thf: afternoon thfi Council would proCried !o ihc' consideration ot such ordinfl!:y business, s> might bh placed before it. lie. «aw no reason fo.'.a long ad.iuuranient. If the Fioanr-ial Statement vera prcwuted earty ne.\t lU'f.k—on that pci>:i. lie was speakiu? r.o n membjr of the LtßijlatiiiV,. and: nr;t a; a 1 member of | Cabini-t— thev wonid. afwii'.ari'o be abic | to -liv.-ioe \yKeJl)';r 'teisy should .adjoavu j for. <• ciifmito V' p riu<l in order to enable | in'::r.:l>crs of tiie Council to, return to j their homes. •; '.' •' ' !

•THE HOUSE . Tho' House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. : . . • THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC, ( Statements were made by Ministers regsruim; (ho influenza epidemic, and many questions, were .asked on this subject by members. THE LATE^iTmNDMARSH. ' The'PßlMfi MINISTKU referred to the death.oi-Mr. A. H. lr.ndmarsh, 51.P. for Wellington South, lie said that tho news' hid come a.s a shock to everyone, and was proof of the virulence.ol. the tpruvniiinir. i'piil.'inic. The- late geritleinau was of a kindly and genial nature, and was highly popular.'' He. w;is respected, because of his ardent. loyalty during the war, and for his integrity.' Hi' memory would be respected by i'lirliainudi, iiiid.by.all whu knew him. The Prime-' .Minists:.'' moved that the .House record its high sense of the faithful service rendered to Xeiv ZeaUmd -by the late Mr. Hindinarsh, and respectfully tender to his family its assurance of sincere sympathy with them m : thei'r bereavement. " •» ' . SIR JOSEPH WABI) saidUhaf Sir. Hindnmrsh left behind him, as-far as the House was concerned, memories of the most 'happy character.- He wus a. sinceru and earliestman, and his .voice was always heard on behalf- of those who were not able to speak ior themselves. The-House was the poorer for the loss of such - a man, and he could only ' express his regret at his early, demise. ■ Mr. J. l>. LUKE (Wellington North) paid a'tribute to the work Mr. Hiiulmai'sh:had performed ii. Parliamentary and immicipai life in the city of Wellington.' ''Mγ. Hindinarsh lield very strong opinions, (jut he was.au earnest •and kindly■ man, and tjie .speaker re-gretted-his death exceedingly. He had died full of honour, aud respected by everybody.

; Air. J. M'COMBS (Lyttelton) saidthac those who disagreed with ...Mr. HindDiarsh always felt a' strong regard for his ■•high sense of public duty. 'His memory would be honoured by. everyone.in the House,-and by the peopiii of Wellington.'" ■■• • ■ ■ ■

' - Mi-. G. .7. ANDERSON (Mata urn) slated thai'in connection with the work of the Labour,' Bills Committee, one could not have wished for a more sincere and earnest colleague then Hie late gentleman. If would be very difficult to fill his place. ■ . ■

. Dr. .A. K. XEWMA.V (Wellington Bast) said that the late 'Mr. Hindniarsh was a;man oi excellent character, and who held the confidence of the~people of the city. He was a man of- wide knowledge, which he sought to apply to the solution of labour and social problems. 'Mr. .IV. DOWiME STEWART (Dunedih AYest) also paida tribute to the deceased, gentleman, who had it great hope for the future of Labour.-' 'His influence would not die with him, but would live for years. to come. ■

Mr. 11. E. HOLLAND-(Grey) said tjmt although the late Mr.' Himlmarsh and lie belonged-'to. schools of different poli- , tiual thought, yet tlieir objective was the same. . In the .'pursuit of, his ideals' the late member had sacrificed- ft great dea'i. Mr. Hindmarsh was '■ he first member of 'fche.House to fall - a victim to the-ter-lible legacy which the war'hitd left.- His work in Parliament, would not be forgotten, and his ilenth whs a public loss. . Mr. T. A. H. I'TELD (Nelson) said that the death of Mr. Hindmursh was a loss to the community.' . Jir.,P.. FItASEK (Wellington 'Central) stnte<Wthat Mr. Hindmarsfi was n mnn Of sterling character, who would be sadly missed both in and out of tliel House. / Mr. K. A. WUI6HT (Wellington Suburbs) said that he had fought many battles with Mr. Hindiuar.sh, who, however, was always sincere and'holiest, nnd ii generous ppponont. The motion was carried.

LATE MR. A. W. RUTHERFORD. The 'PRIME MINISTER moved that . tho House should. record also its souse of (lie services rendered jto New Zealand, by the late ..Sir: Andrew Rutherford, ex-men)her for Kiiniiuii. He said that llr. Ti'iithcrfortl had been a fine type of pioneer settler." He hnd been ,a member 'of the House for six years and had been known to his brother members as « pood comrade and an authority on pastoral matters. SIR JOSEPH WATfD said he had known Mr. UutluTford as a devoted father, as well as a useful member. He did valuable work on the local bodies in his own district, and had played a port in the pioneer development of North Canterbury. The motion ivas tarried. V AN ADJOURNMENT. The PRIME MINISTER moved, that the House should adjourn until Monday n< Mr. J. G. ANDEBSON (ifotaura) pro-

tested that the adjournment would be a useless waste of Line.

Mr, H. .HOLLAND (Cirey) suggested that (lie House should adjourn until Monday week. He moved this as an amendment. ...

Mr. Miissey stiiil *ii> could not agree. ,'J'he adiourni Vit uniil Jlunday hud been npprovJd by cabinet on the ground that members were not ready to do business during tlio present 'week. The .armistice celebration and the influenza epidemic hud had a disturbing influence, Members were awave thai within a very short lime representatives of Xoiv Zealand would have to leave New Zealand to'take part in the urealest peace con--ference the world had ever seen, to be held in Europe in Hie near future. The representatives to go would l>s the leaders of the House, and it was absolutely necessary thai the greater part of the important business of the session should b» dealt with 'by Parliament, , even if the House were- not able to deal with the whole of the details. 'Che greater P'li-t of the important business must bo ■(iei'lt with, or ii: would be impossible for Sir Joseph Ward and himself to go. That was the aciual position, (i'abwet considered (hat the proper thins I" 'do was to adjourn until Monday, then settle down to business and work lire or six dnvs a week, fitting,, if necessary, m the forenoons as well as the afternoons and evenings, fi.v doing this, it woul< bs possible to deal with the hnancial proposals which were necsssnry at this exi'fedinxly imiioriniil juncuue. Mr. G.' Witty (fiiccarton): Are you going to rush nil the business through? Mr. Massey: Certainly not. _ Mr. "Witty: If yon have to go before the business is done, "will it gn on us usual? ' . , 1 , . >'.;• Massey: That, is a matter that will huve to be considered after we have had a fortnight's work. MB. W. J. DICKIE (Selwyn) said the Piime Minister had suggested that both ih> party leaders must go to the Peace Conference. Ffe thought that it would bo quite enough for one leader to go abroad. (Hear, hear.). The Speaker ruled that this point could not be discussed on a motion 'lor theVadjournment' of the .House. Mr. Dickie-said that, much work required the attention of Parliament. Necessary legislation had been held up four years, and surely it would lie possible for- the House to attend to business oven if the two party leaders wore iiway. Plenty of ability would remain in the House. ME. J. V. BROV.'N (Nanierl said that nn .fldjoiirnmeiit until Monday would benefit nobody. It would simply force m-'Mv members to waste/their time. Mr- Massey said he was iwillin? lo make the adjournment until Tuesday for the convenience of southern mem- •; Mr. D. Buick: I sikwkl th«* . flu, Foiise adjourn until : the first Monday of 'next, year,' The fiovernmenf not know what it wants or what it will want. ■ > Mi , . irilhflrew his r>ni?)idnif-i)t, and the House adourncd until 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday next.