OUT OF ORDER.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 14, 17 September 1913, Page 4

OUT OF ORDER.

A story of at least mild dissension, comes from the House, which may possibly bear some other interpretation for things are not always what they seem in politics. As it concerns Mr J. B. Hine, Member for Stratford, and Mr C. A. Wilkinhon, Member for Egmont, we give the story for what it is worth as published in yesterday’s “N.Z. Times,” as follows; “Upon a motion to report progress on Mr Hindmarsh’s Distress Limitation Bill three ‘Reformers’—Dr. A, K. Newman and Messrs G. Sykes and J. A. Young—had the temerity to vote, with the Opposition. There was a tie—2B all. Later, another division took place, and again the voting was equal—27 each way. Included among those who had voted with the Opposition wore also three ‘Reformers,’ Messrs •!. B. Hine, C. A. Wilkinson, and G. Sykes. When the division was over, these three gentlemen sat down on the same bench. The Prime Minister, Who had not ' expostulated on the first division, thereupon walked over to this bench, looking as though he had just emerged from the cave of Trophonius. With menacing tones and threatening* gesture, he declared to tin's trio of his own follower^■ .‘l’ve done with you ! I’ll have no more of this.’ It is to be trusted that the three gentlemen concerned will nbt allow themselves I to he .domineered byany such threats, .and wd 1 insist upon exercising their id win right c Judgment when and as often as they please.” If quite true this story in J dicates that the wearing strain of leadership is telling on the Premier: hut possibly he was merely joking!