A PARLIAMENTARY SHAKE.
The earthquake as felt in Wellington last week had a peculiar effect on Parliament. It commenced with shaking, or rather swaying, the roof to and fro in one direction, and then in another, and those persons not acqnaited with the peculiarities of our Wellington shocks, might have fancied the entire roof was about to fall. Hon. gentlemen started up in alarm, and very eye was turned towards the roof with a view to boating a speedy retreat. A few seconds having elapsed, and each member having looked at his neighbor with alarm, Major To Wlicoro, who was addressing the House at the time, and who seemed to he quite unconcerned, said that when the lion, members recovered their equanimity after the terrestrial disturbance, be would proceed with his observations. Some of the members would evidently have preferred to adjourn at once, although it wanted a quarter of an hour to the time for adjournment, but they apparently had too much moral courage to give expression to their feelings. The debate therefore proceeded.— Times.
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Patea Mail, 12 August 1880, Page 3
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176A PARLIAMENTARY SHAKE. Patea Mail, 12 August 1880, Page 3
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