HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2662, 3 August 1889, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Fill DAY. TUB KKI'IIKSKNTATION HIM,. The House μ-suhlv! at 2.30. Mr Bumm asked wlcit allittidn tho Government intended to tako with respect to Sir G. (irey's amendment. Mr HNlop-said he had s-titod yesterday that the reduction or members was part of the. policy of the Government and they must treat the amendment if carried as an attempt to reverse that policy. Sic H. A. Atkinson said under no circumstances would the Government consent to have the number of members raised to

Dr. l'itcliett .stited that hs was present when the. Government whip promisee! Sir (>. (iroy tint his amendim-uts wmildnot l*e made ii MinisteniL questi'in, and Sir (r. (■J-rey corroborated this statement. Mr Ballance regretted that Mr Hislophad not made the intention of [the Guvernient on the, point clear yesterday. After an inforirml discuiasi >n, Sir (i. Grey obtained leave to withdraw liie amendment at 4.20. The Preniier pnggpfsted that the Olnurnian do leave the chair .till T. 30 na a conference was silting. Agreed-to. ' ; ■The House resumed nt 7.30 p.m., and at thfi of the Pfeniior, iminodi itcly' adjourned till S o'clock, in order that uiootings of the town and country members, to ivy and arrive at a compromise, might bo held. At S o'clock the House resumed, and the Colonial Secretary suggested another hulfhour's adjournment. Messrs Pyke, Taylor, Guinness and Fitzherbert thought it desirable to-' adjourn till Monday. Mr Guinness moved that progress be reported. Motion lost by l>3 to 10. The Chairman then left the chair till 10. L.T p.m. Tho House resumed at 10.15. After some discussion progress was reported, and at 10.30 the House adjourned till 2.30 on Monday.