REFORM VICTORY.

Otaki Mail, 19 February 1923, Page 3

REFORM VICTORY.

OPPOSITIONS DEFEATED ON ■ DIVISION.

VOTING 11 to 3S ON MR WILFORD ’S AMENDMENT. __ MR HOLLAND’S LOST BY -10 TO-IS. The divisions on-tlie Labour and the Liberal amendments were reached in tire House of Representatives a little before live o’clock on Friday afternoon. The only speakers during the day, up io that time, were four Labour members, who had held the floor throughout ‘ rhe day. The Labour amendment was defeated by 40 votes to 18. The bulk of the Liberals walked out of the Cham-

ber and did not vote. The Reform had 36 of its SS members present and added to these were the votes of Messrs Atmore, who registered his name against tiic- Labour amendment, Witty, Isitt and Bell. That made the Government’s total 48. Labour polled its full strength of 17, and in addition, had the support of Mr Poland, who voted against Reform.

Next came the vote on the Liberal amendment and this time all the House was accounted, for. The two sick Reformers, Sir Win. Herries and Mr Urn, secured pairs from Messrs Ngata and Horn. Messrs Witty, Isitt and Bell vot-

•ed with the Reformers and the victory went to the Government by 39 votes to 16. With the pairs, this made the numbers 41 to 38. The division list on Mr Wiiford’s amendment is as follows:

FOR THE AMENDMENT (3<>). 1 Armstrong McKay Atmorc McKccn Bartram McPherson Buddo Masters Corrigan Mumo de la Pcrellc Murdoch | i.dic Mouteitk f For!,, s O Brh'n i Fraser Parry j ilamu: Poland 1 Uolliiud Ransom ; Howsid Savage j-Jordan Sidt-y Langslone Smith Leo Sullivan I Lyc Thompson I McCombs ■ _ Veitch ! Mcllvrido Wiiford AGAINST THE AMENDMENT (39) Anderson Luke Bell Lysnar Bitckener McLeod Bollard Massey Burnett Nash Coates Nosworthy Dickson Parr J. Me. Dickson Pomare J. S. Field Potter Girling Rhodes [Glenn Sir R. 11. Rhodes Guthrie T. W. Rolleston Harris F. J. Rolleston Hawkeu J. C. Stewart Ilenare Sykes Hockly Williams Hudson Witty Hunter Wright Isitt Young Linklater