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Temuka Leader, Issue 1784, 1 September 1888, Page 3

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WELHirGTOir, August "80. After numerous vicissitudes, Government: brek'the again, for they hare , six ' mentbe etflttst ,6f the sweets of office and TMt before them," after the harassing four months they have spent. The winding up was a very slow affair indeed, and wan hardly enlivened by a single incident. During the morning members were kept haaging about, not so much because there was anything to do, as that it waß necessary to obtain the Governor's assent to ft the Bills which had been paßiei; and V this not being immediately obtainable, it fi »- was decided to adjourn till three o'clock, when any few remaining matters might, if possible, be' brought forward and cleared up. Wheu the House met, ho it- • ever, there was nothing to be done, and "after tbeßills which had been assented to hod been notified to members by message, Sir H. Atkinson rose and intimated that the prorogation would be formally made in the Gazette to-morrow. Be moved that the House adjourn for a week, which, of course, means that there would be no members to renume ; bnt some jocular '--.representatives, with a view to showing . ijthat they were game to the finish, called ; fpr'a division. The Speaker did not see • any joke about it, however, and refused to allow it, declaring the House ad- ~ lourned. Ihis brought the proceedings , to a close, and members retired to pack up their valuables and get away. Al- - together thirty members were present at the final scene, but the House had a very Trashed', out appearance.—fbrrespondent Ashburton Guardian.