PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (BY TKIiEOUAPH. —I'RKSS ASSOCIATION.) <i MO X DAY. Tub House mat at 7.30. The Minister of Justice I-iid on the table a copy "f the Ward-Christie correspondence. .Mr R. Reeve directed the attention of the ll.msoto the fact that the Now Zealand Tiiiiu-i li.-icl committed a bie.icli of privilege, by publishing what purported to be a summary <>f 1 lie correspondence. Mr VWhfV moved that thn article in the Times Ixi read. A lengthy discussion, lasting tw > hours ensued, anil ultimately t!n> million was negatived on the roices. Tim adj-mrned debate on tho second roadiiW of the Representation Bill was resume.,! by Mr Tanner, who denied thai. ttiKi-e was any antagonism between Town and Country as city members hud repiuseiiti d.
Dr. Xowm.in U'iUe.d the. Gorprnmont with inconsistency in lirst bringing in a Bill Di-ovidiug for the. I Fan.' .sy.-t-.-ni, ami then iiiiino.diiitely aflei wards iiiirgiii;: in this liill, which'is so monstrously unfair to the ' Mr'McKetiziu (Clutlia) supp -rlctl the motion for the second re.tdiou', and indicited certain ameudiuents whicli ho would suu'gest in Committee. Mr Humphrey moved the adjouniment of the .debate.
Aureed to, and the House roso at 10.40 p.m.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2657, 23 July 1889, Page 2
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196PARLIAMENT. Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2657, 23 July 1889, Page 2
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