SURPRISE IN PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1920, Page 4

SURPRISE IN PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE EVENLY DIVIDED. THE DIVISION LIST. (By Wire.—Parliamentary Reporter.) Wellington, Last NightiThe new Leader of the Opposition moved a reduction of a vote on a policy question to-day, and very nearly scored a success. Immediately tho Railway Estimates were reached in the House of Representatives, Mr. Wilford moved that tho total vote should be reduced by £5 "as an indication that the time has arrived when the Government can fairly grant full political and civil rights to public servants." Mr. Wilford did not speak to his motion, and no other member rising, it went to a division at once. The division resulted in a tie, 30 members Voting on either side. The division list was as follows:

Ayes (30) .—Messrs. Bartrani, Craigie, J. M. Dickson, Edie, Forbes, Fraser, Hanan, Holland, Horn, Howard, Isitt, Jennings, MeCombs, Masters, Mitchell, A. K. Newman, Parry, Poland, Savage, Seddon, Sidey, S. 6. Smith, Statham, Sullivan, Sykos, Thacker, Veitch, Wilford, Wittv, Wright. Noes (30). —Messrs Bitchener, Bollard, Coates, Field, Glenn, Guthrie, A. Hamilton, J. R. Hamilton, Henare, Herries, Hockly, Hunter, Jones, Lee, Luke, Lysnar, McNicol, Mander, Maasey, Nash, E. Newman, Nosworthy, Pomare, Powdrell, Beed, R. H. Rhodes, T. W. Rhodes, Stewart, Uru, Young. Pair: McCallum (Aye), Hudson No. The chairman (Mr. Malcolm): "As I understand these rights are already given, I will give my vote with the Noes. The Noes have it."