Parliament.

Clutha Leader, Volume XVII, Issue 833, 4 July 1890, Page 5

Parliament.

"WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, Tns NO-CONFiDENOE DEBATE. In the House of Representatives — Mr Iterr resumed the debate on the Financial Statement. Dealing with tho Premier's absence he contended that if he were unable to lead the House ho should not retain the position of the head of tho Government. His opinion was that if the Premier was well enough to take his seat ou the Treasury benches the present no-confidence motion would be easily carried. It was nothing but sympathy that induced members to support the Government at tho present time. In the course of his remarks ho blamod the Government for tho stagnation that existed in Nelson, that province never having participated in the borrowed money. Mr Hobbs questioned whether Mr Ballanco, if he carrie.l his motion, would be able to carry ont its terms. . From his experience of that lion, gentleman he had no confidence whatever that ho would be able to do anything of the kind. As to the primage duty there was no doubt that several Government supporters were averse to the continuance of that duty, .and ho understood the Government would not press it but would leave it to the House. Referring to the properly tax his opinion was that a change in the system of taxation, at pre&ent would be very injurious, and hon. members who talked about such a change without providing any substitute for it in the shape of loss of revenue were adopting a very mischievous course. The Opposition did not want to carry them out and it was only moved to harden up their supporters to give them a cry to go to the country with. The motion that the House go into committee of supply was then put and carried by 38 to 32 ; Mr Bal lance's amendment being lost. Following is the division list : — Ayes (38) : Allen, Arthur, Bruce, Bryce, Cowan, Dodson, Fergus, Hall, Harknoss, Hislop, Hobbs, IlodgiJnson, Humphreys, Izird, Lawry, M' Arthur, Mackenzio (Mount Ida), Marchant, M'Gregor, Mitchclson, Moat, Monk, Newman, O'Connor, Peacock, Rhodes, Ross, Russell, Samuel, Saunders, Seymour, W. D. Stewart (Dunedin West), Tanner, R. Thompson (Marsden). T. Thompson (Auckland North), Whyte, Wilson, and Withy. Noes (32): Ballsince, Barron, Blake, Bnxton, Oadinsm, Duncan, Fish,- Fitc'iott, Fitzherbert, Fraser, Goldie. Grey, Guinness, Hutchison, Joyce, Kelly, Kerr, Larnach, Liuce. Loughrey, MKenzie (Waihemo), Moss, Perceval, Reeves (Inangah.ua), E. Richardson (Kaiapoi), Smith, Steward (Waimate), Taylor, Ver- | rail, Walker, Turnbull, and Ward.

Pairs —For : G. F. Richardson, Anderson, Beet-ham, Atkinson, Fulton, Taipua, Oiirroll, and . Valentino. Against the Government I Fekhvick, Fishnr, Sedtlon; Jones, Brown. Taiwhanga, \V. P. Reeves, and Giimmond.