Speaker of the Lower House

Hastings Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 3054, 30 June 1903, Page 4

Speaker of the Lower House

(By Telegraph.) Wellington, Juno 2S). in iho House o£ Reorcscntatives ia"i Alt .vi' A.ii) ruse and moved that Mr .>. • K. tiuimiew be elected Speaker. ",V l -. r a high tribute to Kir '■! ■ O Korke s sen ices as Speaker. ■ir M'Nao went on to refer to Mr l, ui«iiess' losis; Parliamentary evper- ) liee. mer.i,>.'i that thi \ . l is | VC: ; : y-th>i'J Ses.-io;; i ;! ;: ;r ii. ~ . jI if i:a«i l-ecn Ch.i u !,;a;i of c , u t nee 3 aed he (Mr M : *' i , ] I ' K ' v, '<- s 1 : '" ! v* j i.U S.JA i;s |i it t J WoiEltl >:i; L ~; Ji Ijia; a ( ni uptioid hi 'he eh , i !!..■ was able Uy kms; exHeri'tiic to at \ il!n the k.n.-nvieJ:;?- of his -reat nres' r O'Uotke. ■' the iiiol-'on. ■ other nominations were received.

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l T oi a B];eaUr vou ;;;:;^, su v ppi> ' ari<i tiuais tiu> ««p- - cau cive v.-mr t a " , V ,liU .S onfirtenc . e y " u U V be pleassJ C '- ' 5 " U ' : your 1 Uiou l your conlidence " ,r ctM, perat ion, your Spe'a v ' l ' bc Powerless, a single indi- .' ; «"»»ngst «ti members, and his po,u;on wuuiri be one of weakness, ' '' ut til "■'* t'mes i shall >- cue j our 11 , ou , support and asf ce > ari< ■ > 1 submit my»tiM.o your ~k 1 c n consenting to i;n'<frlake the u, „ and responsible duties oi il le Speaker of the House of Represent atives 01 Mew Zealand " Mr Uumness was then escorted to tiu- cuair by his proposer and secondSpeaking from J he steps of the • .1 :.i'i s chair, lur Guinness said : "Beiore being installed in the Speakei s chair, I liesire to express my acknowledgements to you j o r the honor coiuerred upon me in electing me to preside over your deliberations. it will be my desire to hold ihe balance be I ween parties with an impartial hand, and so to administer the rules of the House that ea.ch side shall have at mv hands the Mlest fair play ; and it will he ray endeavor at all times to moderate the heat of the debale and to soften.any aspentes that may occasionally rise, i hope that a' members, am] young members will not be slow to avail t.Semselves of any information that I may be able to Kive them for their guidance in entering upon their career as I\ew Zea-

lead lcgisa'-Lois. $ ,>;i these few veniaiKs i again thaUi yoa lur V i it .. lit. ,-li*. ;1" y a-:, iiu. c 10 Cooler Mi inc. ' chair. in jua »a:d he sincereij vi ,iii u '-it .cue...-; .u ■. ujtan.n.-'us- ..u-~wu>. -■ t'«> iugn po.-.i----i i<)3l m V been placed, tie paid t:'ih<!!r !■.; she impart lali;y 01 i-i" 1.. «'• R.m.e in uie chair, ami u • c iatrly claiiii i.the -'iv'-i 1 i-'arnaaicui held the fiit.'. in regard to Uto conduct oi it> hj" tie could assure Mr unincss 1. , : as tar as iay in las poyrcr he ;>;• only n.o hem'V to assist- I;»;vi iluti.es.

Sir William Ku -sc-i:. in. tendering hi.-; c<!iigraii'lwi 'oris, s'i-d lie had seer. .' j ; Guinness esoa iu siu-iicUi as Ci'e.rraan of Comimtiees, aim he bad tu> doubt that eventually tuey wouid le able to say that he was as great a Speaker as Ins pieocui&.ioi. Sir W 1 >*- '"■* i' aUo tendered his heartie t > omritelat i< ™ A > ter Guinness, and te' vtulicioid sooke in a similar strain. 'Mr Outness expressed tlianks for the congratulatory remarks in't had been '.assFd and for the cordiality that had been agreed to.