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ADJOURNMENT OF PARLIAMENT.

TRADES COUNCIL OBJECTIONS.

The question of the advisability of proroguing Parliament to permit of the Prime Minister's attending the Imperial Conference on naval defence was raised at the Trades Council last night by a letter from the secretary of the Executive of the Trades Council in Wellington. This letter suggested TTiat owing to the fact that Parliament would not meet for the transaction of business until late in the year, it might be wise to postpone the Trades and Labour Conference in order that the Conference might be held when Parliament was sitting.

A motion to the effect that the suggestions be given effect to was proposed and seconded.

Mr M. G. Savage said that lie did not like the look of the proposal. He would like to see the Conference sitting at the same time as Parliament, but he did not know that the Conference could get much benefit from it. If the Government thought they could hang up the affairs Of the country until September, that was still no reason why Labour business should be held up, and he did not think the Council should suggest it. Personally he was against the postponement of Parliament. He ■would move that the Conference be heid at the usual time. The motion was seconded. The Chairman thoroughly favoured the amendment. It would be inconvenient co the delegates chosen to have the conference postponed. Also it would be a tacit approbation of the Government's action in putting off the meeting of Parliament. In any case the representation? of the Conference could be laid before Parliament by the executive. The amendment was carried by a large majority. Later in the meeting another member of the Council moved that the Council record its protest of "against 'proroguing' Parliament until Sir Joseph Ward comes back."

The motion was seconded, the seconder remarking that he did not think Sir Joseph Ward as tho paid servant of the country had any right to go Home to England.

Mr Savage -was Concerned about what would happen if any ill befel Sir Joseph, if the boat went down for instance. "It seems that this country can't get on without him," he said. That was not his opinion, of course; he inclined to think that the country would go on better if Sir Josoph never came back.

Here and there round Che hall there were interjections about "rewards" and "having his back scratched." Two or three suggested there might be a "lordship" hanging to it.

The motion was carried with an addition that the effect of it be communicated to Sir Joseph Ward,

Some one asked, •'Will the communica tion be confidential J"

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Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 137, 10 June 1909, Page 2

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ADJOURNMENT OF PARLIAMENT. Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 137, 10 June 1909, Page 2

ADJOURNMENT OF PARLIAMENT. Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 137, 10 June 1909, Page 2