CAMBRIDGE PARLIAMENTARY UNION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1931, 20 November 1884, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE PARLIAMENTARY UNION.

Tkk usual fortnightly meeting of the union was held at S. Andrew's schoolroom on Monday evening. There was a very fair attendance of members and the public. Mr Stewart asked leave to bring in a bill to legalise the cremation of the dead. — Leave granted. The bill was introduced and read a first time, and the second reading fixed for nine o'clock. Mr Keesing, in Mr Hosking's absence, moved that the motion regulating the labour market be made an order of the day for the next meeting. — Agreed to. Mr Alford moved for leave to bring in a bill limiting school age. — Leave granted. The bill was then introduced and read a first time, and made an order of the day for the next meeting. The House then went into committee on the Native Land Bill (Mr Dyer), and a very interesting debate ensued. Messrs Dyer, Keesiug, Dewsbury, Edgar, Clark and Wells spoke in favour of the bill, and Messrs Forrest, Hill, Alford and Wilson opposed it. The Speaker resumed the chair at nine o'clock, and the Chairman of Committees reported progress. Ou the thiid reading of the bill, a further discussion took place which lasted to the adjournment of the House at 10 o'clock, when the bill passed. So that the Native Land Bill might be disposed of, the motion that Air Stewart's bill be taken at nine o'clock was subsequently negatived. RESIGNATION' OK THE StIXI.STttY. When the Speaker took the chair, the Premier (Mr Dyer) announced that after carefully considering the matter, Ministers had agreed to tender theii resignitions to His Excellency. Seeing that the session was now about half over and that a no-confidence motion had been brought forward which had been unanimously negatived by the House, and that Ministers, taking into consideration that the Opposition were now unable to unseat them from the Treasury benches, they (the Ministry) had come to the conclusion that for the welfare of the union, in respect to the thorough training of members on both sides of the House, it would be a graceful act on the pait of Ministers to tender their resignations, so that both sides might have au opportunity of becoming versed in the conduct ot business ana in bringing business forward. Ministers were tjuite willing to conduct the business for that evening, in order that there might be no hitch in the proceedings. When the new Ministry took office, he and his colleagues would do everything in their power to make their term of office as successful as that ot their predecessors.