PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 113, 10 June 1909, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

FORMAL OPISXIXC TO-DAY'. The formal o)>eninjj of Parliament, which is usually something of a social function. Uii!reate;i« to lie very dull tli*» year. This being u new Parliament, tlia formal opening will be by to-day, and 011 Friday the Governor will appear in (Vmiieit.'iiiid will deh\.r his >piM».-h at 2.30 p.m.—Wellington Dominion.

LENGTH Ol>' THE SESSION. "What is to come we know not," say the members of lwt.li parties when asked lo iliazard an opinion on the probable length of the. .session. It is generally considered Hint Sir Joseph Ward, since lie will have to return by a fixed date, w ill be anxious to leave the Domiuinni at the first posSiMe moment. Somemembers of the Government party Believe that the session will be ov«r mi Saturday, but others are bv no mean* so sanguine. They state tfiat the tiir . wh;vh birsinesfi will take must lanf ,1,1 be determined by the Opposition. ViCj, days' will ,bc lost over the open/ nrf commission, election of Speak- £ Governor's Spe«-l. s it decided, contrary to all pree .iffi S! continue sitting after the S-' limed on Friday. There*' the Loan Hill and Imji W ('o'llifflu considered, the latter V Supply to fering unlimited P." r . U r of " longed debate. • tu,nt '" f ° r P ro ; Supply and r* Wr-V. V* •, , 1 necessity for a .'oack- >> ..crs bridge, to the defend of the EmIvt' 1 vl y rt >' ' s J >art of tihe tradi- ;. a members to refuse Supply until tho",- have obtained redress of ' grievances, r ris , w that'has been mainJ,t . the cost of (some stormy Vr if 111 British history. . , ' J»is«y. Irtuvever, (rtates tliat it 'f t 0 AI V V tlint the length m trie preliminary session will depend Opposition. ...J? p " rc net going tb allow imporJlßS 1 ei- to jro without discussion," Aaid ti- r .' l<) a Dominion reprcsenttt- .. >e. "but we have no desire unnecesnar. _>v to '.lebiv (lie proceedings of what <« Mleiided to be a. short session. There will be the revenues subject, nnd. according to what tin. Prime Minister stated nn Monday, theve will lie a Loin "11, P-olaWv for a verv eonsideralile amount. Then 'there will Ik- a Bill of «.me sort. protaMy «a amendment of the I üblic Revenues Act, providing for Mipp«.v until Mh" time rom« •. for resunm- ' 'l,Oll of the session. So tlvt there are > "mt.nl oiiportnnitiev for discussion. ,""7 i- Parted o-i» never kno«s uliere'it is going to end." Ml). ITSIIEH JOINS THE OPPOSITION The Opposition party held an enthmi- • meeting oil Tn.s,l« v niilit. Mr. fnr Wellington: ( 11 ,al) who was i fntu're \'l 7° rki "' t f,,r thl> ™>rty Hv-i «n- w. !'""" rS / of it. 11 , '»<?'•" the result* . e 'i i-bai i- on Monjriv evenine Mrlfnr.lv. member for Sel tlToth "i Wl ''" : "t"' " Wm thit ■'