HAMILTON LEGISLATIVE ASSOCIATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1925, 6 November 1884, Page 3

HAMILTON LEGISLATIVE ASSOCIATION.

Defeat of the Government. Thk tegular meeting of the abo\e .i-socu-tion \v;is held in tlie Public H.ill on Tuesday c\oniii-?. The chair was occupied by Mi Jolm Kiki\, and theie w.iv a good attendance of membeis. The ladies" gallciy wa-, well filled, and there weio numeiou-, other vnitois. The Piemicr announced thatmoidei to cleai the Oidei Papu, the House would sit until 10 80 o'clock. .Replying to questions imt, the duties of Attorney-Geneial and Mmistei of Justice were defined; st ttistics given a-, to the number of childion ;it present attending the public schools of the colony, and the amount of the annual inuease; it w,i<. stated that the Government was in f.iumi of ledncmg the taxation in \ieu of fnithei b.n lowing In ) epl v tt f > the lion, mciibcr tor lU.ingapiko, the TieaMiier '-aid he «.b piep.ned to bringdown a Imancial statement that e\eningif the Jloiimj de-ned it, and in reply to the s.une meinbei, the Minislei foi Public Works «aid lie wmild be prepaied to bumdown the Publ-cWoiksttbitenn nt at next meeting. On the motion of the membei toi I'iink ton (for the member for Ohuipo), a bill to deal with donnin 1 aid- and b'umi^li endowments was intioducod ami lead a fir-t TlioTiiMMiicr tlienmoxed the I Tons.' into Committee to l ead his Financial .St, itnncit Jn Committee he leid a bn.-f showing the ie\enu , e\i>i mlitim- an 1 liabilities He sinl (lie (Imi'inniHit pi o posed to call i m-ai.u' of the me.nlx'i , of the old d< hating (Irb with a \ n>w to j,'*'ttin" the funds of tint institution handed ou>r to the association. If tliis were done, the association would, at the end of the year, bern possession of a \eiy substantial balance, and for the disposal of winch the (io\ eminent would bunsj down piopos.iN. Tn the meantime the Go\einment pi(iiio-,ed to \ote a salaiy of 5-, pei night to the cleik of the House. Tt was necessaiy that they .should ha\e some one whose duty it was to do the cleiical woik of tlie association, which at present fell on the shouldeis of the C4oveinment. The member for Kirikiiinn stionglv ojiposcd the piopos.il, and moved .is .in ainendjnent tint th«'cleik leeonje in s.il.u y. He thought theie wese plenty of menibeis willing to undeitake the wmk for nothing. The association could not dhnd it. The Vieiniei st!o ijrl\ supi)ui ted the pro pos.il, and nditukd the idea tint the association could not affoid to pay "is |ioi ni^ht to a cleik. Tlie othci membeisof tho (Toveininent «iUo -l"^ 1-'1 -' in suppoit of the ]jio)jos.d, and the ainendnient was lost on the voice". The member foi l'ukete then mo\ed as an amendment th.it the mattei be left in the hands of the Government. The Premier lefiised to accept the amendment, and said the Government would stand oi fall by their proposal. The amendment was then put and lost, and the motion as brought down by the Trq&siirer was put and canied. Progrebs -Ufas then repotted. On the House resuming, the Treasurer moved the adoption of the committee's report. The motion was put, and the ActingSpeaker declaied it to bo lost on the voices. Tlie House divided, and the metion was lost by Xi to 11. A number of members left before the division took place. , , The Premier (Mr Smith) then announced that as a result of the division ho would at once tender the resignation'; of Ministers to the Governor, and therefore moved the adjournment of the House. The member-, for Frankton, Pukete and Horotiu, who had voted with the noes, condemned the action of the Government, and accused Ministers of making party questions out of the most trivial matters.— The standing ordeis were suspended, and the Ministers warmly defended the position they had taken up, the Premier remaikmg that the Opposition knew perfectly well what the result of an adverse vote would be. He declined to occupy the Government benches unless he had a majority at his back. A long and animated debate followed, and at ten o'clock the House adjourned until next Thursday. The Ministers have since tendered their resignations to the Governor, who has accordingly " sent for" the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Frankton.

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