BREEZE IN COMMITTEE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 130, 19 October 1912, Page 5

BREEZE IN COMMITTEE.

XOAtiS TO LOCAL BODIES. ' • SIR JOSEPH WARD LEAVES THE ROOM. ■ ~ BANGS THE DOOR. By Telegraph-Press Association. „ Wellington, Last Night. Cross-examined by Mr. Allen, Sir Joseph Ward said he would undertake to get money for local bodies at 3V. per cent He knew exactly what he would do if lie were Minister of Finance bur probably Mr. Allen would not dolt, n he had the surplus that the Government looked like having, he would take aubhonty to transfer a portion of it and end it out at 3 y.per cent. He certainly 'WouM not go to the London money market for the loan. No steps were taken by the Advances Board, so far as he knew, to ascertain if it were legal to K,T^ ahea . d ' but he WW"** the Board had been justified in what it did. Sir Joseph Ward's replies did not please he Chairman (Mr Hine) who asked him either to answer's „2j weJVt 7 ' ° Ut ' ° r elSe refuß « t0 •»

Sir t« y w S "! ess how * answer" said Se to P L Var ;. " Y ? u shall »* dfc tote to me. It's a p le ee of impertin-

Mr. Hanan interjected that it was abMiitf. Surely, Sir Joseph had the right to answer as he -wishes. 6 hn7° U T h l Ve ,s° ri * ht t0 m US**t to me how I should answer," declared r£ Joseph Ward. "It's a dowSgffpiS of impertinence." 6 H wort"; T n u |; nmed , iatel . v »°ved that the wouto be taken down, and urged the Chairman to prevent such a thim? ha D . pening again. 8 na P Mr. Hine said that he had only drawn S. Joseph Ward's attention to the £3 that he was wandering off in his replks. STo^pir toanßwei ' dir^--Joseph: <l (]id nothing of the Mr Allen: "I moved that these words Xnc e d . 0 »"'' UoWnrigl ' t^e <' fi -

wm, r 'f^ lan 7r " S,,re, . v y° u »■•"« take mth them the previous statement!" Mr. Allen: "Take any words you

Th< ; Chairman said that it would be ufT M r $ I,ad t0 So on Sort He hoped Sir Jose,,!, would recognise that he spoke in the heat of the moment and| would withdraw the wordg Sir Joseph declared. "A s a reP"j.eiitat.ve of the people I have rights. A„ ~n ot 1 who sl,ou ' rt withdraw. The Chairman ha 6 no right to tell me how to answer a question. The resolution caa HouTe" Ca " be reported *«■«»

The resolution was then carried. Very well/ said Sir Joseph, risinfc from his seat, "I withdraw from the Com* mittee. You can do what you like" •' In spite of protests Sir Joseph made to eaye the room. Standing with the door\ half open he said, "I will not ait on a committee that does this sort of thine at the instigation of a Minister and the Chairman. I believe in a fair thing, and w-rt % ted that n "S ht through.'' With these words he left the room %nd shut the door with a bang. The he did not think it wae becoming for any member of the Committee :o go out of the room with such remarks as these. o l M u I J ana,n i " And 1 *»'* t} »*nk you should have done what you did." Mr. Myers urged that it would be wise added, "We won't discuss it, let it go to the House." 8

It was then decided to report to the House that Sir Joseph Ward had used the words complained of, had refused to withdraw them, and had left the Gotomibtee.