OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 9418, 20 May 1882, Page 3

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

The first session of the eighth Parliament of New Zealand was opened by a Commission consisting of Sir William Fitzherbert, the Hon Mr Whitaker, and the Hon. Major Richmond. The usual formalities having been gone through in the Legislative Council Chamber, the members of the Lower House were summoned, when fortyseven of them attended.

The Proclamation having been read, they were directed to elect a Speaker. Amongst those present, who took the oath and a seat in the Lower House, was Mr Pilliet, the unseated member for Stanmore. There were altogether 56 members sworn in, after which the election of a Speaker was proceeded with. The Hon Major Atkinson moved that Sir G. M. O’Rorke be elected Speaker. The motion was seconded by Mr Macandrew, both mover and seconder referring in very flattering terms to the able manner in which Sir George O’Rorke had acquitted himself as Speaker on previous occasions.

Mr Levestam opposed the election on the grounds that Sir G. M. O’Rorke had forfeited the confidence of the House by the way in which he acted in connection with the passing of the Representation Bill last session, but as no further opposition was offered the motion was carried, and Sir G. M. O’Rorke elected Speaker.

Sir (i. M: O’Eorke said he had sat in the House for 21 years and always striven when Speaker to hold the balance of Justice equitably between all parties. He thanked the members for having elected him, and asked their co-operation in conducting their Parliamentary duties, The House adjourned at 3.15,

MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The following is a list of members Marsden ... 0 Mitch el son Newton ... W Swanson Waikato ... J Whyte Waitemata ... W J Hurst Franklyn North ... v Franklyn South ... J Hamlin Auckland North ... T Peacock , West ... J M Dargaville ~ East ... Sir George Grey Parnell ••• F J Moss Eden ... J A Tele Manakau ... Sir G M O’Rorke Bat of Islands ... F Hobbs Thames ... J Sheehan Coromandel ... —Cad-man-Rodney ... Seymour George Waipa ... F Whitaker Tauranga ... Captain Morris East Coast ... A McDonald Eqmont ... Hon H A Atkinson Taranaki ... Colonel Trimble New Plymouth ... T Kelly Napier ... John Buchanan Waipawa ... WC Smith Hawke’s Bay ... F Sucton ; RaNQITIKBI ... John Steven j Manawatu .• • Hon W Johnston Waitotara ... Hon J B.yce Wanganui ... WH Watt TTtttt ... T Mason Te Aro ... C Johnston ThoeNDON ... W H Levin WbllingtonS. ... W Hutchison i Wairarapa N. ... GEeethara Foxton ... J G Wilson Wairarapa S. ..." W Buchanan Motubka ... R Hlirsthouse Nelson. AHLevestara WAIMBA J Shephard InangahuA ... T S Weston Buller ... J Munro Hokitika ... G Fitzgerald Greymouth ... J Petrie Kumara ... B, J Seddon Picton ••• ET Connolly WAIBAU ... H Dodson Cheviot ... H Mclllwraith Ashley ... WF Pearson Kaiapoi ••• Isaac Wilson Avon ... Hon W Rolleston St Albans ... J E Brown Stanmoeb Christchurch N. ... H Thomson Christchurch S. ... John Holmes Heathcote ... Wynn Williams Sydenham ... W White Lyttelton ... H Allright Lincoln ... A P O’Callaghan Akaroa ... W Montgomery Sblwtn ... Hon John Hall Coleridge ... B McMillan Ashburton ... EG Wright Wakanui Geraldine ... W Postlethwaite Timaru ... R Turnbull Gladstone ... Captain Sutter Waimats ... W J Stewerd Dunedin Bast ... MW Green ~ West ... Hon T Dick „ Central ... T Bracken „ South ... H S Fish Waitaki ... AY Duncan Oamaeu ... SEShrimski Moeraki ... J McKenzie Waikouaiti ... James Green Port Chalmers ... J Macandrew Roslyn ... John Bathgate Caversham ... W Barron Peninsula ... James Seaton Taieri ... J Fulton Clutha ... J W Thomson Bruce ... Jas Rutherford Mount Ida ...BA DeLautonr Wakatipu ... T Fergus Wallace ... T Daniel Dunstan ... YPyke Tuapeea ... J C Brown Awaroa ... JP Joyce Invercargill ... H Feld wick Mataura ... Capt Mackenzie Hokonui ... H Driver MAORI MEMBERS. Northern District Mohi Tawhai Western District... Te Wheoro Southern District Taiaroa Eastern District ... Henry Tomoana