PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3358, 10 July 1890, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

'■'. HottSß ? || Tho Speaker took the chair atl3o. Mr Setldou asked whether the Government could make any reply to the question ofMr. Guinness, on. the previous day as to the arrangements said to have been made; between., .the; Premier and Mr Monk and other members concerned in "retrenchment!;

ThoNativo Minister replied that Qovernuißiit wei-o justified in stating] to the House any negotiations botffeen them' aud meirib'eis ! 'of their 'own party.. : .' .'•..' . ; Mr Ballanoe asked;wbether it' was true that the Government agreed to tie motion of. which Mr 'Monk had

given notice, If they did they should state it to the House at v the \earliest possible moment. The Native Minister said the Government did not agree 10 any ;

thing at the ptcsent time, When the motion was moved in committee they would shite what action the' Government proposed to take with respeot to it. Mr Gadman asked whether Mr Monk's raction was in order, He agreed to that; part' of it which affirmed the necessity for further retrenchment, but not with the expression of satisfaction with such as had already been ollocted, The Speaker said the power of the Committee of Supply appeared to be limited to "making grants of' the several items, orrefusing or reducing t|em. The motion referred to was for a reduction, and so far was lin order; the reasons assigned forit'o'n the notiee papers were only such reasons as could be used as arguments

by the member moving it, but could not be passed by the committee. Mr Ballarico asked tlie Native Miaister whether he could now state what course tbe: Government would

adopt, the motion haying been ruled out of order. Tho Native Minister said,the member could more it as an amendment on the next motion for Commitiee of Supply. Mr Seddon gave notice to move in Committee of Supply that the first' item on the Estimates be rcdueed by £l, as an instruction to the Government that in the opinion'of-the Committee supply should only be granted to the end of September. The motion to go into committee of

Supply was again discussed. The debate was resumed by Dr Fitchott, who reviewed briefly the Bpeech made by . the Colonial Secretary on the previous night... Mr Goldie and Mr Fisher each spoke nt some length, the latter contending that the eountry could not prosper whilst the present Government

remained in office, Mr Scobie McKenzie also made an able speech, defending the Atkinson administration and drawing invidious comparisons between the financial polities of Sir Harry Atkinson and Mr George Fisher, He also referred to the speeches of Messrs Hutchison, Ballance and others, Mr Withy having briefly expressed himself upon the position of the Colony, the House rose at 11,50 p.m.