Thursday, August 2.

Manawatu Herald, 4 August 1894, Page 2

Thursday, August 2.

The Speaker took the chair at 2.80 p.m. .;. Sir Robert Stout stated that he had been assured by the Minister for Education that no list of railway officers such as had been spoken of the previous night had ever been submitted to him (Mr Reeves), and that he had had no communication with the Railway Union of Christ? church on the subject. Mr Reeves had not asked him to make; JU^y withdrawal or to give this explapation, but he telt it his duty to do so. The Hon. Mr Reeves, Haying thanked Sir Robert Stout for his explanation, said that he addressed, as a candidate for ChristehttWlj^the Amalgamated Society^, rf':J|air|f ay Servants. Except for .the fa&f that no reporters were present, the>meeting was carried on in the same "Way as any public meetingt In the course of his speech, be stated that be thought either the Commissioners or a majority of them ought to go. If he had had bis way, they would have all gone; and if one was retained, he would have chosen Mr^Hannay. That was his view, but of course the Cabinet ruled. That was -^the only meeting be had with th«' Railway Union. He had yet to be convinced of the existence of such a list&a had been spoken of. " %' ]}■ _';j The Premier declared that neither before or after -or during the election did he attend any meeting of railway servants, nor was he spoken to by any railway servant in Canterbury or elsewhere. He was not awwje that any such list had been prepared, nor did he think that any Minister would bring such a list to Wellington. ■■-.'. i .r-, f «^ Sir R. Stout said he accepted the word of the Premier. The Referendum Bill was read a first time. Mr E. M. Smith resumed the Financial debate. Messrs Button, McGowan, Growther, McLachlan, Montgomery, Morrison, Allen, Millar,^nd. Dr. Newman also spoke. "-. Captain Russell moved the adjournment of the House. This was agreed to, and tha House adjourned at midnight.