New Zealand's Ex-Govern=

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 September 1913, Page 4

New Zealand's Ex-Govern=

or. ♦ —— OMISSION TO TAKK TIIK OATH OF ALLEGIANGK. The problem of a vote given by ;i Poor who had omitted to tnke the oath of allegiance at the beginning of the present Parliament cmli'(>iir«>i 1 the House of Lords recently. Lord Islington, who had been absent from England for throe years as (governor of New Zealand, ottered an apology to the House for voting on the Homo Rule division under these circumstances. It was solely due, he explained, to being unaware of the new regulation., lie had taken the oath once. Lord Lansdowrie said no doubt the House would accept unreservedly the explanation tendered to to tlieni, but Lord (Tewc. while agreeing, pointed out thai the appoint men t of a ( \>mm it toe was necessary to deal with a similar case some year ago. Eventually it was decided to make in<|uiry as to Ihe proper course to take to indemnify Lord Islington.