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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1865, 19 June 1884, Page 3

TUESDAY. The House met at half-past two. ( ONI KOI. 01 Ii\II.H \W Mr Wlutakei g.ue notiu) th.it lie would move " That tho contiol of tiie Kou Zealand railways be vested in a boaid of ;i noii-politi-cal chiuacter. '

JIINIM'LIUAT, JjfAlKMfcNr. — I'HK DISSOLUTION. "Major Atkiiibon said the Go\ eminent, after the vote earned on Tliuinlav, waited upon the Governor, and undei tlio cueuinetances of the fase Ministeis deemed it to be their duty to adw-e the <4o\emoi to grant a dissolution. His Excellency h.id been pleased to accept of that advice, and a dissolution would be gi.mted. Government had therefoie nothing nr.oie to do but to ask the House foi the necessity supplier On Thursday evening he would be prepared to bling dow n the necessaiy pioposals, ,md make a slioit financial statement. In these circumstances theie was noieason wh> tliey hhould piolong the scsion beyond Tuesday ne\t. He pioposed to ask supplies to about the end of August, behe\ ing that the new electioiia could be got tlnough, and the House be called together again about the 28th of that month. He moved the adjournment till Tlnusday evening at half-past sevon. Mr Smith moved as an amendment, " That they adjoin n till to-monow at halfpast two p.m., with the we\v of enabling them to go on with pihate woik." Mr Fish spoke in f-tiong terms of the unconstitutional natuie ofthecour»e adopted by the Government. After the vote on Thursday it was their duty to resign, and throw the onus on the Opposition of foi ming a Go. eminent. He believed that the finances of the colony were in such a frightful state that Got eminent was actually afraid to give any opportunity of enquiring into them. He was borne out in that opinion by the fact that not one-third of last year's appiopiiations for Otago had been spent. He denounced the proceeding* on the pait of the Governor as most unconstitutional, and with gieat regiet he eaid that his Excellency had laid himself open to the serious imputation of acting the paitofa political paitizan. The position was such that he believed that the Opposition would be justified in stopping supplies. He would not advocate or suppoit that course, however, although he felt that it might be justified. He alluded to the conduct of George Thorne, jun., in duecting the sub-agent Mackay to dog the footsteps of an Australian Mutual Insurance agent, and make mi&iepiesentations as to the state of the colony. With facts like these before them, it must be obvious that Government should not be allowed to keep their seats one moment longer than they could be got rid of. Mr Dargaville suggested that Government should consent to an adjournment until half-past 7 this evening, so as to enable the Opposition to consider what /'"course they should follow in the circum»tances\ Major Atkinson said that if they took- all the time in debate he could not possibly piepaie his statement. Mr Macandrew suggested that they should agree to the Treasurer's proposal, and allow them to get away as boon as possible. Mr J. W. Thomson presumed that Government had some correspondence with the Governor on the subject of dissolution. | He asked that such correspondence might be forthcoming. He also asked as to the nature of the financial statement Major Atkinson proposed making. Major Atkinson said no correspondence had taken place. He was authonsed by the Governor to make the statement re dissolution by word of mouth. The btateinent would deal with the financial state of the colony up to the present time. Mr Smith withdrew his amendment. Sir Geoige Grey contended that although no correspondence had taken place they should be informed as to the nature of the conversation with the Governor re dissolution. False representations might have peen made ft> 1"« Excellency. *" ' Major Atkinson said he had narrated all that took place. Mr Seddon formally moved the adjourn- ■ pjent till half past seven to-mgbt. He did