BARE MAJORITY CARRIED

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 20 September 1928, Page 5

BARE MAJORITY CARRIED

BY 42 TO 30. CONSIDERATION OF BILL UNCOMPLETE. AFTER ALL-NIGHT SITTING. WELLINGTON, Sept. 20. After the telegraph closed:, discussion on the Licensing ' Bill continued, the Speaker having ruled that a portion of Mr J. Bitchener’s amendment should he first put. That was clone and; a. discussion was taken on whether the first portion of the clause proposed to be struck out should.' stand. !v 43 to 30 the words were struck out. This then allpwed ’Mr H. M. Campbell to move to substitute the 524 per | cent, for the 55 per cent, majority pro- • xxs?d in the Bill, but this also was defeated by 42 to 29. . ' The clause as amended by Mr Bitchon<?r confirming the hare majority wasthen agreed to, after a. further division, by 42 to 30. The division list was: For bare ma-oi-ity 42, Messrs Armstrong, Bartrom, Bellringer, Bitchener, Buddo-, Burnett, Dickie, J- McDiekron. Forsyth, Fraser, Girling, A. Hamilton, J. R. Hamilton, Harris, H. Holland, H. E Holland, Howard, D.. Jones; VY. Jones, ft vie E P. Lee, J. A. Lee. Lrnklaiter, McCombs. Martin, H. Y. R. Mason, Nc;ata-. Potter, Ransom,; Reid, F J Rolleston, Savage, Sidey, Stewart. Sullivan, Sykes, Tapley, Watte, Walter, Wright, Young. Against- the bare majority (30): Messrs Aitmore, Bell, Campbell, Coates, i p,. Dickson, Eliott, Field. Forbes, Glenn Hawken, Henare, Horn, Hudson, Hunter, Luke. L/snar. McLennan, MeLreod, MacMillan, J. Mason.-Nash, J' C. Rolleston, Samuel, seddon, smith, Uni, Veitch, Ward. Wilford, Williams. , _ . . At thi© stage tfae Prime . Minister stated that he had been asked bv a number of members to see th;?, BiL through the committee stage and ho had agreed to do so. As, however, the BiU has h?en shorn of the master‘ul principles' it contained as he had introduced it, he could 1 not consent to move the third reading. At that, stage he would ask some other member to take the measure up. Mr T. M. Wilford then moved to report progress, with th© object of killing the Bill, but this was defeated by 55 to 18. ~ "Following changes made by the committee the Prime Minister moved', several consequential amendments, which were agreed to. Air D. G. Sullivan moved an amendment the- effect of which, would be to restore at all restoration polls carried, the same number of hotels as existed >ri o r to orohibition being earned. Ihe Prime Minister said the proposal was impracticable. ’ ... Air Sullivan sand that ‘.tli© position would be unjust, as unless his amendment was carried, under the- M no less, than seven "and perhaps twenty it wo iic-entos might be dumped into his electorate, which now had only one license. p his was defeated by- 47 to 20. Clauses- 18 and 19. providing for an increased strength of New . Zealand wines wen? agreed to after divisions. The Prime Minister then reported ogress, leave being given - to sit a<*n-in. The House m? at 4.45 a.m. tiTl 2.30 p.m., when consideration pi the "Licensing Bill will be resumed.