WELLINGTON NOTES,

Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1923, Page 1

WELLINGTON NOTES,

SC EXE IN THE HOUSE. ; FRAYED NERVES. i [Special To The Guardian.] WELLINGTON. .June 2f Tin' little exchange of irritnl ing and Hilary words in the House yesterday, j which I lie newspapers call a "seem.',” I :iml which really did call for tlie inter- ; volition oi the Speaker oil several ncj i iHoiis. obviously was tlie result ot I frayed nerves on both sides. Kor the j I’istm. -Minister there was some excuse. ■ The Opposition is finite within ils traj Hit ions! right s in boldine up live btt-i-----i in ■ s of Ravi In!,mm with a siring of 110- | coiiiider..".' motions and the iteration ; ...ml reiteration of ihe •• one old elmrges | . ,' : pst the 1 b .v: run.. a. bn: this is j no; ••erielict’’ in the belt, r an •|'l atioii | f I lie l nn. Tie* iv-j.- V e voting • 'i rengths u'f the Ti* i e is llniv perfect.jjy well kimv, m The el 'tiers .the j t!»-j>< iii!• - I >i Mr A. bell am! .Mr <E. ; •'iatiiam. 100 in per fa in ei n a nista lavs j in east iheir votes mi either side. Mi I Siatham v.a>. deele.( 'speaker and id \ l). * t rial of si in n d b bm u emi the pa ri ties durin.; tile short -sion .Mr Hell. , as he had a right to do, and .Mr fsitt j ami .Mr G. Wit l v voted with ihe Gov-! I .•niiaent. This left the Government I with ihiriy-nine votes ami the Opposition with tliirt v-six. I A READY SOLUTION. j Mr Nit.t and .Mr Witty have siller- 1 j reatlirine 1 their positions in the; * House, mil!, while their const itut-nls j may hate -muelhing to say by and by j nhout I heir attitude towards the par-J tie.-, the Opposition inns) aeeeji! the j facts as they stand. Rut while NTr i I .M-i. ny. through the defection of these j hoi ElberuK, has a very narrow inn--1 ioiiiy it siill is a r|iicstion, even wall I hi- political friends, whether or not ho I has pni 'in d lhe prudent pnnr.~e in re- | mining olliee without -oMieieui support to nialto his rule really elfeelive. It has been suggested Hint on the final result of il;e election becoming known lie should have placed his resignation in ibe bands of the Goveruor-<tenoral and advised His Excellency to send for the stronger of the other two leaders, whieh would have been -Mr Wilford. .Mr AYill'onl would have failed to form a Government, ami if .Mr Holland had ! been given a chance to do so he would have fared m> better. Then llis Excellency would have conferred with MV Massey again and. with tin- oilier two lead'*rs having confessed their itiahilitv to carry on, an arrangement could have heen made that would have rendered the Prime 'dinisier's position A READ END. I’uj Mr Massey did not see his way to a-lnpt this i nurse and now his (roubles are aeeiinmlat ing. f[i, frii'iuls meanwhile, are not givin > him iniieli 1 assis laneo in exlricaling hmiselt from hi'- dillieuliies. The "Dominion," com-I iiteniing tin’s morning upon the posi- j iimi. writes a- if Ihe next move rest - j cd with the divided Opposition. "The! ;rsi:,-'• ~1 willingness of Mes-rs Wil- ! f< - d and Holland, with some of their ( r.'speitlve s.ijipoi fers, jo aeccjit a dis- ! solution ami io the country is,” it j say-. 'HI' good tip example ol Dll Ifl j and make-believe a- the ses-ioil has j alforde :. J„ making • his leave pro- • ie'-ion G.e Opposition !■ ader.s were | ea‘-cfi|l to attach .-ondii-ioits wide:; the.' well knew beforehand wiv bourn! to j he rejected. They are ready to go In I the country, it appears, if Mr Massey lakes the extraordinary emirs" of ie- j signing in favour of one or two party! lenders, neither oi whom i- supported ; bv more than oti-*-ionri b of the tnetit- j hers of the House. Roth Mr Wilford i and Afr Holland, it i- sale to say, will relraiu carefully from ollering to go lo the country in their present capacities. The all--uiiirictit reason for withholding sue!i ..a offer is that it might be accept rd." The Governor-General j Would not la* Ilk; K to dissolve a Parliametit j■t s | rei tinted from the Ci.n-lil-ttem ies till i very a! I cm jit to form a I stable Government bad be.-n c>:hat|st- j

Till' Hi: AI. COY !•’!!.VAIKNT. Tin* "Now /on In ml Time-." writing from Iho 11 11 i r si<!i' hi ]i >lii H-. 1 alios a siinifwliat liilTrivii; vi'-'.v Hi' i In* pnsili*iti. "Tim mujnriiv of lIi>• (Invrniii ion I in this division ivb'i 1 1 1 roe. ’' il j -aye. i<* l‘< ■ rri no- In WcMim-ila y' * I via I nil 'in'll sli. "'I lio ilivi'iuii list ,vv".'tl* | i hist I iio*i‘ am ilie iliiTi' l.il'n-nls v, lm | *i!*t::'tn*il t lit’lr si'ii!- mi their promise I in vile lii (li'li'i'i ihi' l.iibniii' I’.i• I\' ni' | every entoia! n'riisinii. uhelhor on mo I lions oriyinal nr motions of iimontlniont. They Imvc k• ■ iit their wni-iT. They Mnml lor (ho polity I:inI!li;it" mi a cerium ni e.i-inii. noariv forty yearI’tyo, ni’ I-£>o|ii|ij; tin: Oovornnn-ni in and tlitir inna-ti ms mil. (Mnnsihly il seems only to ninny keeping; i-ortiiiii enemies out. I!ut tly tli reo um I In* majority, tint! tts such I hey out (Intuit'. Ami u lion the fhiveninimit. trios to |ri-s iiolicii's not in iiccoul willi ! ilierul principli's. a- tlie-e iliclnlots iui(li'i‘-I inn I tln'in. ii will I'.* ilolt'ali'i? liy ai lofi-t tin' mi in! *i i' nl throe. Therefore Iho (iiiTiitiir- arc there In hoop the (mvi'niliieiit in ami their measures (if mil. l.ihern] measures’) mit. Ono t hiiiy very o<rti\in is thm lilt' pn-ii inn nl the (mv iniiioiit i- very procariiiii.". Tim mil C-nvrmnpnt. -n fur ns pntvor is fiino.'i'iiod. i- inn ike (mveniment i'f the Tn-nsiirv hoiiohoi in eiiitrye of t!.-* | ni fnlins ni mlniiiiistrrition. Tli.' ron] (oivonimont is the TrinmviriUi' of I-itt. AViiiv nml Ih ll." Thorn can ho n . ihiulu ••! I lie' import - anco of the vitos (ho Triunii'inilf lull it i- hy no moans foiiain they wili lie oast tiyninsi Reform measures.