PARLIAMENTARY UNION.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 1, 11 June 1886, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY UNION.

• After the jmblir meetuig on June 2. tlio first meeting of tli-iso interested in t|ie formation of a Ikirliamcutnrv Union was held.

Mr Bennie, as one of a c-uiumiUee* who had originate>l the idea, said 'several gentlemen had met together, and had come to the cmiclusinu tliat a lXirliauientary Union would be a grc.it benefit to tho community. A list «(f names of inctutiers would la* read. t(*g*rliter with tlie districts they lepreseiit-.*!, and lie believed there wore still a largct :ujn!-or of writo .returnable, lie a mii.-i use w - tea tho matv.-r in tiio hands of ni— l-srs.

Mr McCardle said aft rs- should he taken at once-to hi-.vv every .-'insti;*'enc.v frjlj rc[if.sc-uti,*L The first bpsir.v,. if the uevvly-constifuted 11-he b- hevesl was the -election <*f a speaker, and in- Janl wry much pleasure in pt-om-big Ml (Y. \V, iiu’enlu to that liou-uirahlv |«isitiom tiecmnkil by Mr Gregory ami carried tiniuiiinously* • MrHcdcolc m returning thank* forth--hoiinr_(olifirri(>n|*.;i l.um.said (n had lmf so:in- expcricine Ilf debuting societiesfanU tru-tt-iUie would be .able to undertake the duties of Ins i-tlicala the Oatisfarli-*.! sA-U l*i his cxperici’ce he U.i-1 f.-mJ9 Sfivat societies of this class did a large ntij-ev-,' of g-Kxl i-r training «[K-akv<s. a-i-1 he’.-x on ssf.l a »i«*-i»o tint tin- t» - t i. L-i w..M.i be the I .a -A. A

[uiimL if Tr*..n n-ie w evs* Mo<iftr forthwith t * Hr Met.anil* railed ii|*e t- (f dk 'GieViit G«., -rntaeu’. and Ini'iog ,\(h Jbu [V'—u.-n, unaomice! hi* iulAi J 1/ niYwung hm er.lleru'ue* at once.

Tho following is the Mimstrj j— He inter. Mi MrCartUe , Colonial »• w*<! Sir Ucrae; Native Minister. Ur Iff 1 1 Minister tor H.ndu Works, Mr Oi • lib 1 IK-f.s.cv Mr Briggs. f.i.-vil*. Mr If. J. 8oaii»; lklurat-ou. Mr T. MJh--% TW |m>it2-*l-.i of Altort-.ey Gimeral arid Cole niaJ Sevretosy and Miutw er ue» Jvt allotted. ' It vv** ttilwunerd that Mlnb*«-r» be |4'-[<ore»l at next mcct’VT «« MT-W-* qacsUoiu relating to tlwir Jr;«rt ments. ' In answer ro it q. stated tli.it the oath w wAIV> A«*t ->t etels membvr Lwuig Irdf u-enwx c*» lev dv*W bcii-re taking their ec us, sei h «ui to U appliul In liipiidating debt* nwtyrv-f during tlie ecuse-iii Any locuiher f.wtvt iu ibi* would forfeit iiiv j*-i' ilegs a* suns Aider a few other iii.-im iua!'--r» lei been d--r.lt with, the IL-isc s T.-iiirte-* until Moiul.rt oigfit. Jam I, -»t 7-‘-(Jt v

MoMwT. Jane <; Tho n-eiso mot at the Sch«-*':\*wt» S* 7.. H) pju. the Sj-eaker, oil talmg tiie eh iir. said he liad cotinclu I d to resi; : hi* is- :'j-*»w and Mr LLiek veil iKcud to fiii th* rsrfmfV, ' • • AftvT a few renmrl.* f;e:-p lie- newly ai-js»intrd Speaker, ai-r-ul 20 Itu o.Uv.--tank the oath and their Scat«. Mr Ifwyilon w.v» elected S«rgCar-l'.V Anna. r. Mr Grpvillo. on Ivelu.lf <-r (be. IYeh.i.*» (win, had gone te Wellington that iu- u ; to uttvial to nfgcnt toatiur* c. io • a I vvath las coostitiu-nevl, then give * '-r-»f outline of the policy of the G. -vemn . ’• He-*iq\ lltey were not in. line I In I vke t yev* of tho future «-t tin. c- ’ --.v, although regretting the t miT.-iJI lUqa-.wsion. It had la . n _c 1 neevtsary to go tp th« r.ugUdv in »rb->f r x fnrtliei luai of 2'IO.OUO; ills* lo- i<- vj expending s-ich bun would b dead . in (heated wheli the. C«b- :»sl tr < brought down hi* Financial Si.J u-ql They int'-ndv-d to take step* vv rep a) tl* ; I’rrq-rrty Tax an-l substitute a Lmt4 Irav-UlcTax. Woald abolisli B-<o(a.rkn '•* And revise the inci(|enct-«*f t«w.ition. 'I 'av tax on aUrol-.0l w wild bo iixr.ased to 5? per cent. - * Mr lteonie, a* leader of tin- Opposili •.ligumtiied the j-olicy of lira os a dub--beat eaten.pt to kou’.wibic aiemtiers. Mid uiovßl tho a«\pnrnn>> :it ot } tile H»'i«e, iii order that 11 iai;'K» Ihava .vii --[-p- rt-mity to caaodSer uin p-e pos-ils Kub-nittad. 2 • • • The motion for a-lja-.dfnns’n; - m jrj»1 tiv ec- and thy dcbn-tc re-aujvd. - .

Me*- 1*- Yee-tcw, OaiUrey, A. W.Sk I.owe, a id Gregory Opp-oel tbo j--.. :v-,sal* cf (biv-nuuent; Uyaoi* ILcv«o and Slil’-rf -I* ' .. ting. r . . * * • -It wn* a-in'->;nc**l tiuvt tl»e Trc ui.tvr would deliver in* stotcui.-ut a> live t;:.V nieetm''. -• , Tile House then adjourned a;5.1 7; 2k o;rTuesday, June 15.