PARLIAMENT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1065, 4 July 1912, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

ADDRESS-IN-REPLY

NOCONFIDENCE MOTION

Wellington, July 2

When the House resumed at 7.30 this morning, Mr McCallum, in moving the Address-in-Reply, alter making feeling reference to the death of Mrs Herriss, wile of the member for Taurauga, and to the Titanic disaster, defended the action of the Premier in the matter of the Dreadnought being located in the North Sea. In connection with the defence system, he thought something in the way of co-ordination with the education system, to reduce the cost of the country, should be done. He expressed himself strongly in favour of land settlement, and advocated furthering the present system of agricultural colleges and experimental farms. He referred to what he considered deficiencies in the efficient carrying on of the University system, and complained of the impecunious condition of the colleges. The position, to his mind, was not satisfactory. The motion was seconded by Mr Vigor Brown. Mr W. F. Massey (leader of the Opposition) followed, and moved tlie toilowiug amendment to the Address-m Reply ; ‘‘We feel it, however, to be our duty to submit to your Excellency that it is essential that your Excellency’s Government should possess the confidence of this House and the country, and to represent to your Excellency that such confidence is not reposed in the Government as at present constituted.” Mr Massey was speaking when the House adjourned.