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Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1735, 6 September 1875, Page 2

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This day. | The Government Threaten ContinuoflS; •: Sittings. It is said that the Government party have determined that next week if the Oppoßi- 1 tion continues to thwart them as they are ■ now doing, they will retaliate upon them,;?;? and move that the House do sit continuously: 1 throughout the week. Members don't like I this, but the Government are confident they .4 have a sufficient majority to do this. • Eeturn of Sir Julius Vogel. The Tribune says Sir Julius Vogel leases "."; England for here next month, but nobody || here knows anything of it. The story i*n|| not considered true. Sir George Grey and the Independent I Auckland Members. Sir George Grey seems to be suffering. If* from a bad cold on the chest, but he is none M the less active and energetic. All the Anck- P | land members are in fine working trim. , _ Mr. Wood's Attack. Mr. Wood's speech on Friday night was • > slashing attack upon the Government, and..; must be very damaging unless the Treasurer.j,'. can refute Mr. Wood's figures. His knock-;; ;i downer to Buckland was a crusher, though the similes chosen were not the most happy to those who know' Buckland. A noticeable feature was that although the speaker callw Mr. Wood to order he never retracted *h«" I words, nor did he apologise. The Government Change of Front , It is said that it was not because of Mac*?-, drew's motions that the Treasurer gave yt*f and volunteered to bring down a Board 01 Works Bill for dealing with the Southern -5 land-fund. The real pressure came from to* | Southern members who support the Govern-^ ment. They thought their land-fund wasiO; -; danger by the original bill. Measurement of Hon. Members 1 Eloquence. ■■ m i Xhe following is the analysis of debate o» pi the second reading of the Abolition Bill:-- ~| The debate extended over 11 nights ; 1I&* , memberß out of 76 addressed the Ho«* The speeches occupy 665;columna of ITcwW*' j

and, placed lengthwise, would measure 414 ieet 4 inches. The longest speech in the debate was by Mr Fitzherbejrfc, over 31 feet; -the shortest was Mr Dignar "^-inches. Mr JFitzherbert's speech equa%^ \in 2 inches of the combined speeches p/14 0* the shortest speakers during the de^ ja,te. Mr Sheehan comes next to Mr Fit*. Herbert in order of lerjgth with 203 inches, being an inch short of 17 feet; Mr Reid contributed 15 feet 4Jinches; Mr Stout, 12 feet 6 inches ; Mr J. 0. Brown, 11 feet.

The longest speech on the Government aide was Mr Cuthbertson's, who contributed 10 feet 6 inches. The greatest number of speeches delivered at any one sitting was on the tenth day, when nine members spoke. The ninth sitting, however, when seven members spoke, contributed the largest quantity of matter to Mansard, namely 55 feet 6 inches.