STONE – WALLING THE ESTIMATES IN THE HOUSE.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 19, 21 July 1883, Page 3

STONE - WALLING THE ESTIMATES IN THE HOUSE.

Wellington, This Day. 7-' The House went into Committee of 1 Supply last evening After some talk ...the items messengers and office keepers, .'£3,370, was agreed to, as also the items Elsctoral, £3,955; Audit, £8,732, ami Begistrar-General's department, £8,819. :On the item £8,640, Geological and : Meteorological department, an amendment to reduce by £1,500 was lost on a division of .32 to 7. At 4 o'clock the Agent-General's department, £3,500 was passed, Major Atkinson denying the truth of a rumor about Sir D. Bell resigning on item Charitable Aid and Hospitals, £83,^00. A motion to report progress was lost on tho voices, and Montgomery, Holmes, and others leffcth<> House, the Government refusing to adjourn at 4.10. Turnbull announced his intention of reading the whole of the -Inspector's report on New Zcalam! • Hospitals. At 4.15 a quorum hod to be rang for, and Turnbull then went on leading till 5 o'clock, when the rWion previously ...moved to reduce the vote by' £)00 was lost on division of 21 to 10. At ;*.IO Turnbull continued reading after ittonng that progress be reported. The , Chairman stopped him, and insisted on •fcineonfinirig himself' to the subject. At cfi;2o Turnbull^continued. 1 Hams conjdemned, the^ stonewalling. At .5.40 a Imbtion to report progress .was lost by 27 ; to ' i." Feld wick moved reduction of charitable aid vote by £10,000. Turnbu^Felii wick, and Fish kept up the talk . til" 6:15 <; a;mi ' After the ! toell had been rung at 6.30 theTv<»te was passed, and the .items Lunatic Asylums, £36,743 ; Printing and Stationery, £20,517; " and Stock; i department, £23,650. Progress wns at t;.2si^ and the House adjourned '' 4 till 7^30 on^Monday evening."