Parliamentary.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3202, 6 September 1889, Page 2

Parliamentary.

The House resumed at 7.83 last night. On the motion for qoiug into Committee of Supply, Air Grinimond moved as an, amendment,' That tlio House'regrets that the Minister for Justice should jiot have recognised that in his late colleague, an explanation by bimsolf of his conduct ,'in connection with- tho War dChris'tio caso was due to the country., Sir H. Atkinson asked whether M& Ballance was aware of tho motion just brought down. Mr Balloncq said he. approved of tho motion. Sir H. Atkinson said in that caso he should at onco move the adjournment of the House and refuse to go on with other business, inform tlio Houso to-niorimflif tho view Government took on this motion. Mr Ballance objected to the Premier taking every motion of this kind brought forward by any roomher of the Opposition as a want of confidence. MrMitclielsou moved an adjournment of the debate. Agreed to. Sir H. Atkinson then moved that the House do now adjourn. The motion was carried on the voices and the House rose ut 7.56.

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