Parliament.

Hastings Standard, Volume XI, Issue 5553, 26 July 1907, Page 4

Parliament.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. TIU'RSD.XV, JI'LV 25. The House met at 2.30 p.m. LOCAL BILLS. The Gisborne Harbour Bill (Mr Carroll) and the Wellington City Empowering Bill (Mr Fi-.her) were read the first time and iv I erred to the Local Iil! 1 <'l mimUiee. LOAN BILL. Tile Loan Bill was read the first time. NOXIOUS WEEPS BILL. Tiie Noxious Yv eeds Act Amendment Bill was further considered in Committee. Progress was reported. A PROTEST. Mr Carrol! moved the adjournment of the House. Mr Ilof.r. said he was sorry to oppose the motion. He rose to say that he had seen tactics adopted that day which he had never before witnessed in thai House. No great object had been served beyond preventing the reading of two bills which he had brought before the House —the Abolition of Plural Voting Bill and the Flour Duty Abolition Bill. He went on to criticise the actions of members of the House during the afternoon sitting in Committee, particularly mentioning Messrs Flatman and Izard. Ml< Fl-.VI'.VAN protested that he was not present during the alt-.moon. He had spoke at night only, and, if he had been guilty of delaying the business of the House, so had Mr Hogg, who had also spoken on the bill. MR Ham. said there seemed to be collusion between both sides of the House to keep the debate p-oceedir.g. He characterised the speeches as ' rot " and " rubbish. " When called to order, he withdrew those words. Mr Massf.Y said there had been no collusion on his part. Ihe other side of the House could speak for itself. Mr Hex;' - , said that he would leave it to the House whether he should proceed with his measures, which he characterised as being ol great impoitance to th: whole colony, and which sooner or later must be brought forward. Other members who spoke denied they had been guilty of the alleged ston jwalling.