MR BRYCE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2393, 1 September 1892, Page 2

MR BRYCE.

Another afternoon has t>w '-'v, e over Mr Bryce. Mltfe i««and money has been wasted over this gentleman than he is worth as a politician. He defied the authority of the Speaker, and resigned sooner than do what members do eveiy day in the week, that is, withdraw hastily spoken words. No baby ever behaved more petulantly. This session a petition was presented to Parliament praying for the removal of the censure on him, and it was submitted to the Petitions Committee. While the Petitions Committee were considering it, the House passed a resolution removing from the records of the House the censnre on Mr Bryce and about other gentlemen who suffered under similar disabilities. The Petitions Committee on last Tuesday evening brought down their report to the effect that as the censure had been removed they had no recommendation to make. This ought to have been enough, and yet the Opposition did not scruple to spend all the afternoon debating the subject after the frequency with which the matter has been debated already. The Opposition claim that they are not obstructing business, but we think they are, most shamefully and disgracefully. The session has now lasted overtwo months, and practically nothing has been done yet, although really the Government have not introduced anything to which any serious objection has been raised. All the time has been wasted over nothing at all, and the Opposition are certainly to blame.

THE GOVERNOR. If a report which appears in the Lyi.telton Times is true tiie Premier lias made a very serious charge against the Governor. In an interview with the representative of the Lyttelton Times tUe Premier said thai the Go-

vernorledthe Government to believe that he would forward all the correspondence in connection with the Legislative Appointments, Home to the Secretary for the Colonies ; but instead of doing that he suppressed several of the letters. The Government were, therefore, obliged to send the suppressed documents to the Secretary for the Colonies through the AgentGeneral. Turning now to the correspondence laid on the tables of Parliament, we find that the Governor did suppress a part of the correspondence, I and very important documents too, his | excuse for doing so being that they were not necessary. It is remarkable that the documents which he thought unnecessary were those in which he was caught tripping.

ASKING FOR MORE.

Mn G. S. Cooper has retired from the public service on a pension of £533 per annum, but he does not think that enough. He has petitioned Parliament for compensation for loss of office on the ground that his services were dispensed with, although he was still fit to perform his duties. The Auckland Liberal Association has passed a resolution protesting against any compensation being given to Mr Cooper, and we heartily endorse their action. We no not endorse their action, however, as regards the widow of Sir Harry Atkinson. If she is in need of assistance, we certainly think Sir Harry's services are deserving of some recognition. We do not agree that he did his work well, but we certainly think he did as well as he could considering the materials he had to work with.