POLITICAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1056, 13 June 1912, Page 3

POLITICAL.

THE COMING SESSION. MORE FROM MR MITTAR. Parliament will meet for despatch of business on Thursday, the 27th iust. It will be opened by His Excellency the Governor, who will read the Speech that is put forward by the Government on such occasions as some indication of its legislative programme, and then, after transacting formal business, both Houses will adjourn till the following day out of respect to the memory of the late Hon. J. M’Gowan, M.T.C. On the Friday the chief business will be the passing of an Imprest Supply Bill, which will probably give rise to considerable debate, and then the House will adjourn until Tuesday, when the Address-in-Reply debate will commence. The mover and seconder of the Address-in-Reply have not yet been selected ; all that is known about the debate at present is that Mr Massey, as Teader of the Opposition, will follow the mover and seconder, and move a motion ot want of confidence in the Government. No successor to the Hon. J. M’Guwan as Teader of the Tegislativo Council has yet been appointed. Auckland, June 11. Seeking complete rest as a remedy for the loss of sight: ot his right eye, the Hon. J. Millar arrived this morning in Auckland, and will leave lor Rotorua tomorrow. Discussing his health yesterday, Mr Millar said his right eye was almost completely blind, but he was confident that the ! realmen t recommended by his doctor would restore its sight. He had been ordered to lake complete rest, and had already begun that treatment. Mr Millar spoke regretfully of his inability to be in his place in the House of Representatives at the opening of the session. Asked whether he would be able to record his vote on a want of confidence motion, Mr Millar replied that he certainly hoped to be able to do so. He would have to lollow the advice of Dr. VVoblmauu as to whether his health was good enough to permit him to leave Rotorua. He expected that a division would be taken on July 10th, aud witniu the itervening month he hoped to make good progress towards recovery. '“You may be quite sure,” he added, “that if ills possible I shall be in my place when the Houses divides.