of a daughter. The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. Equal and exact justice to all men. Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. SATURDAY, AUG. 18, 1892.

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of a daughter. The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. Equal and exact justice to all men. Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. SATURDAY, AUG. 18, 1892.

The vote or censure has been expunged from the records of Parliament. We do not think that Mr Bryce has much reason to complain that he has been associated in the amendment to the resolution with Messrs Curtis, Pyke, Vermont, Gisborne and Sir J. Vogel, they are all men who have held responsible positions, and rendered service to the colony, but, like Mr'Bryce been found guilty of breaches of Parliamentary etiquette. It was Mr Bryce's case only, however, which was before the House, and it must therefore, be accepted that it was owing to the justice of his complaint that the wholesale whitewashing has taken place, as the specific offences of the other gentlemen were not alluded to. Hie object in including the above names was undoubtedly to make the recisioi> as of little value as possible to Mr Bryce. The effect, however, to our nund is, that the resolution has so lowered the importance of a vote of censure by the New Zealand Parliament that it will not foq worth while for any member who bay be censured in future to trouble himself about the matter. The Premier had the opportunity of doing an act of justice in a generous manner, but he selected a course which evidences that generosity is not a prominene feature in his character when the reputation of a political opponent is involved. To the country the only important feature in the case was that an able man was debarred; by his own sense of right it is true, from continuing his services to the colony. The public thought not one tittle the less of him. In future a vote of censure on a member will be looked upon in the light of a joke, much as the sunimonings to the bar of the House of journalists and others for breaches of privilege have been long considered. We trust that Mr Bryce will take an early opportunity to return to public life.