POLITICAL NOIES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 2996, 26 September 1891, Page 2

POLITICAL NOIES.

[nv TELrcriiupn—srm.u, hki'op.tkh.] Wki.linc.ton, Last Night,

THE CLOSING SCENES. TIIK debate in the Lower House nil t'tin third reading of the. A ppropriation liiil continued all through the night, and t,r*is morning in broad daylight at. nn 1 f-p 1 t live with a speech frnni tin; l'io:ni.• who ably defended tho Government p 'licv. lie maintained that the prospects ..f the 0 -1 nv were so (rood that the nam.! of Ni;u' Zealand stood liit-her than tint of any o ! her of the. Australian colonies. The exodiw, he said, had almost ceased, bacau e t heir faith in tin! land policy ami Ui ! principles of the Liberal Government had induced the people to look to Now Zealand an they had never looked to it before. Mr Ballanee concluded his speech aniid-t loud applause from his supporter-. The House divided on the question of adjournment. as the member.-: who had remained until the end wi-hed to announce that fact to a grateful country through tilt: pages of Hansard. Tie! Mou>e met this morning at half-past- 10, afterwards at eleven, again at t.welvo, the p istponements being occasioned bv the prolonged debate of the Legislative Council on the Appropriation Bill. Shortly after twelve o'clock the Speaker (M'jor Steward) entered the House and announced that: tho Governor's assent hail been given to I ho Appropriation liill. The Premier having also by this time taken his seat it was decided to adjourn until Tuesday for the formal prorogation and a very memorable session was brought to a close.