OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2379, 8 October 1887, Page 2

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

l:V TKI.KOKA i’ll. - - j‘•- A— ■ ■ :um.V Wfi.mni; ion. 'Ti, ■t- : iv. THK !:r-t sessim; ••! ti.o t.-t.th I’.rj: .OJ •:,! of Now X.■,t!.111• 1 wi> -.jo :.,-! <L i t*.v < <tl ■i: UiH aftmiJ *:i by <Tb • wo.itbcr w;o fin-*, but lii-* | .m:>* . : stfctiuvrs -n: ill. Sir W, Kjtzb* ra-ot r. ,<1 tho t" tbo .i<-fu.-iub j -. afttir which h** onn--mifpoi th.il *ti«-< . n<.r would in.*kc i»i~ \ p-’a •ku v. jj.-f----just two ]mu. • n Ti:i‘.-d.iy. and in th«* moontiiiio c >ni:uani] *d ibo iLu-r .<] K s.mtativc't • c'iof>c a Speak-*!. To.-.it:-*: thpn r*-tii*‘«l ft tins j>urp-.-f» t uni *i.Council adj-.uined.

HOUSE OF REPfIESENTATIVES.

Th‘! Hmisp met at hj df-jci-t tn*.* |*.ui. Alter returning U«:.i the C'-nncil. Mr Jjiiucc said he had he»*u >t» d tn perform a very only \v»* that it h:d m.t f.ilbis ini*, abler hands. K wry member ~l the wa- well watt- ,»f ,},*■ v.i-t in,p. in,nr- th.il vested in electing a .Speaker t,, pre-irte nv-r their deliberate.n-, greatly mi tha* distinguished jicrsniiag.; depended the g.-d c induct (>f the deliberation- ~f the 1!,,-. W iu-rever ~ne went tile Parliament *.l New Zealand at all event- spaken ~f with re.-pect. To his mind a great deal that re-pect was due tn the many eminent men who from time to time lud -at in that chair, and he fell he was giving exexpression to the sentiments of the H<n-e when he said Sir Maurice O'R irke. wh en he was now about to pniposo as S|>e il;er. was a worthy success ir to those eminent men. To his mind a great dell of the credit for the high position that the New Zealand Parliament held, was due t., that gentleman's excellent lading. It was with great pleasure he jirop ,-ed Sir Maurice OTioike as Speaker of the tenth p.uliament ~f New Zealand. Mr Pearson seconded flit motion, and said the House was indeed to ton;,to in having a hon. member so well qnalitied to fill the position of Speaker of the Hou-e aSirt;. M. O'Korke.

0. M. O'Uorkp said lie dedrcd to ox-pre-s his obligation to Me-srs L me-;: and Pearson f"i the terms in which th»>y had proposed him as Speaker of the He v:n< deeply sensible of the honour which tiie House proposed to c infer up m him, an honour which was enhanced by tins bmug the lifth time the Spe;tk*-r>liip of that honourable House had been offend to him. Whatever his shortcoming-* might he had never b*en reproached with a desir.to show partiality to one >ide or the other. He had .-trivt-n to be decisive, and at the same time conciliatory. The Speaker-elect was then led up to the chair by Messrs Lance and iVar.-on. Standing on the steps of the chair, Sir Maurice again returned thank> for the honour c* mferred upon him. He hoped the sors of those older men who had held dhtingnUhed positions in the House for years Sir J. Vogel offered his warmest congra tnlutions to Sir M. O'Korke on his re-elec-tion as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the fifth time. Major Atkinson al-o congratulated the Speaker on his re-election. Sir J. Vogel moved the adjournment of the House. He said he was Mire that hiregret at the ahs -ii :-* <-f the Premier was shared by a I.trg- number of peis -ns in th«* House and the c *;. v. On I'iidav las* (hi* Pre;i:i-.‘] lesd pi ; •: resignation in the hands < f tiie Co. eni'.r. and was asked to h*»ld i-fibe; till a new C *vern:ii';!it had is- ui formed. M ?J- r Atkinson iiad undei ttk-n to forma C .•.tunuemt, and it was in ;,c----coidane-.’ with that gentleman's wish that he moved t'uat the Hov.se should adj till Tuesday evening next at h.ilf-pa-t seven. .Major Atkins-on said it was cjuite correct that the governor had been pleased t > send for him, and had asked him to und Ttakttiie task of forming a Government. In the very peculiar circumstances of tiie c dony. he had not felt himself at liberty to undertake tiie work, and he had askrd His K\ cellency for snlticient time to enah!** him l<» cojistdt those gentlemen who !>ed b-.-n op posed to the policy of the Stout- V.<L r -l C.*vernment. He would consult them slmitly, and he hoped by Tue-day next to b - in position to make statement as to the in tentions of his party. The Huu-e rose at a piarter-past three