THE TARIFF.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2183, 12 September 1907, Page 2

THE TARIFF.

-ANOTHER INTERESTING DIVI-

VICTORY FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

Special to Times. AVELLINGTON, Soptembdfc 10. Tho House this afternoon took up the discussion of the tariff from the point at which it was dropped on AVednesday last on the occasion or the Government’s rebuff in. connection with the duty on mining machinery. For upwards of three hours and' a half members were occupied with the amendment moved by 3lr. Guinness, to the effect that the duty on boilers in connection with mining and agricultural machinery should be 5 per cent, instead of 25 per cent, as proposed by the Bill. . Strong whipping took place on both sides, but on the question going to the. vote cho Government won by a margin ol 11 votes —25 members supporting the amendment and 36 opposing it. - Of the six Government members whose reversal of their votes on the mining machinery * question Jed to the ln-ter-ostin«- situation in the House last week, five voted against it and one with tile Government on to-night.s division. Air. Hall found his way into the Government lobby. Alessrs. Hornsby, ■ Jennings, and Ross voted for the amendment, and Messrs. Field and Dillon paired in favor of it. Alessrs. -Flatmun, Graham, and Hogan, who were absent on the occasion of last week’s division, voted with 'the Government to-uight. Other Government members who cast in their lot with Mr. Guinness to-night were Alessrs. Bonnet, Duncan, Alills, Poland, Remington, Rutherford, Seddon. and Symes, but they had previously voted against the Government, and their action is thus consistent. Of the Opposition members Air. Aitken voted with the Govern r meat to-nigbt.