PREMIER’S PROMISE
ENDS THE STONEWALL.
FIRMNESS OF THE OPPOSITION
[Per Press (Association.] Wellington, September 16. At 10 o'clock Sir .Joseph Ward moved to report progress, contending that there were five and a halt' millions asked for on the Estimates for which no reports would be circulated. r J he
Opposition desired to exercise t
constitutional rights in regard to criticism but with certain reservations. They were ready to pass the Estimator for which reports wore available. Mr Massey said he would adjourn after a reasonable amount of work had been done, which would possibly be early in tbe evening. If the obstruction ceased. bo would undertake to keep reasonable hours, and not attempt to pasEstimates for tbe. departments, reports of which wore not before the House.
This promise had the effect ot stop ping the obstruction, and the discussion on tbe Estimates proceeded ir
tbe ordinary way
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 14, 17 September 1913, Page 5
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147PREMIER’S PROMISE Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 14, 17 September 1913, Page 5
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