PARLIAMENT. TO-DAY'S BUSINESS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 133, 12 June 1909, Page 5

PARLIAMENT. TO-DAY'S BUSINESS.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, *' The (Legislative Council sab afc 10.30 this morning for a few minutes only., The time was sufficiently long, however, 1 to indicate that there -may 'be some objecMpn to the 'Dreadnought offer when tha resolution is brought forward, on the part of at least one member (the Hon. J. Rigg). . Mr. Rdgg, when the AitoraeyiGeneral moved that the Council adjourn until 10.30 a.m. on Monday, suggested that 2.30 p.m. would better meet tha-j convenience of members. It was hardly; • likyly, h© said, that there would be any,,! basiness for the Council to go on with^' on (Monday morning. ißeplying, £he Hon. Dr. Findlay said he had consulted, the 'Prime (Minister on the point, and lifl was Sir Joseph Ward's desire that 10.3 ft? should be adhered to. The Hon. Mr. Rigg: Can the hen.,, gentleman inform the 'Council when the, resolution relating to the Dreadnought? offer will be taken? * Dr. Mndlay : No, I cannot. * Mr. Rigg : Does the hon, geivtleman, intend to giye notice of the mtfiion. Dr. Findlay : lam not in & position/ to answer that either. On the motion for adjournment till, 10.30 on Monday ?ffr. S-igg said he hadj asked if notice of tine Dreadnought resolution was to be gi.ven, because if notice! were not given he might deem it his duty to object. \ Ho mentioned the subject' merely m order that the Attorney, General might hay* time to consider th« 4 position. The Council then adjourned.