THE NEW PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 June 1915, Page 4

THE NEW PARLIAMENT.

; THE PICTURE OF EVEN PARTIES. (By Wire.—Special Correspondent.) Wellington, Last Night. While the members of the House of I Representatives were being sworn in this : afternoon the galleries had a good opportunity of surveying the new House. One important change was noticed at once by the spectators who remembered the House of Representatives of last year. There were now few vacant scats on the Opposition benches. The Oovernment's lack of a well defined majority meant that the members were distributed evenly all round the chamber. Sixteen new members were taking their seats, but they included a band of old Parliamentarians who were returning 'to the scenes of former labors after more or less extended absences. On one of the back Opposition benches sat the Hon, Dr. McXab, who was Minister of Lands in the Ward Ministry, when he lost the Mataitra seat in .1 lifts. Mr. J. 'l'. 11. llornsby, of Wairar.ipa, was back affer a three years' holiday. Mr. C. If. Poole, from Auckland East, and Mr. W. 11. Field, who had changed his political coat since last he, sat in the (.'number, were ether familiar figures. The Hon. S. An siey, member for W.iitaki. was making his Jil'.-.t appearance in the Lower lions", which he had known previously from (lie point of -vantage provided 'bv the Legislative Council gallery. The 'selection of seals had been made previously, and. there was nothing of particular interest to be noted in that connection. .Mr. Tan llenare, the enigimilica! Maori member, who is generally regarded as 'The (lovoriiinonf.'s majority." sat on the Ministerial side on one of the cross biiichcs, and he foot: the oath standing between two Ministers, the lions. A. L. | lierdimin and W. 11. Ilcnies, but there | Mas no political Mguilicanee to !>,. ,-,(. hichod to f.he association, as the names | were called in alphabelical order. I