LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1911.
The Council met at 7.30 p.m. The Hon. Mr McGowan made a personal explanation as to his position as Acting-Leader of the Council. He had, he said, been asked by the Prime Minister and Acting Prime Minister to carry out the duties of Sir John Findlay, owing to the latter's absence, as well as he could. He had accepted the position, feeling it to be a honor, and was perfectly satisfied to get every assistance from the Council.
The Hon. Jenkinson congratulated the hon. gentleman.
The Hon. Rigg said the Standing Orders made it clear that a Message from the Governor could only be presented by a Minister of the Crown or some person only appointed by the Minister. Tlie explanation given by the Hon. McGowan was necessary, but it was not yet clear to him that a more formal communication should be received.
The Hon. McGowan said no more formal communication was necessary than he had made.
The Hon. Sinclair moved the Address in Reply to the Governor's Speech. He dealt exclusively with Imperial questions, upon which he spoke for an hour and twenty minutes.
The Hon. Seymour George seconded the motion. He remarked that any debate on the Governor's Speech was a pure waste of time. He missed one thing from the speech, and that was the enunciation of a bold, forward policy. He would like to have seen a bold policy brought down for completing the Main Trunk railway system. It was going on now, but going on very slowly. He thought it would be wise to raise a loan to complete these lines at the earliest possible moment.
An Hon. Member: They would cost £20,000,000. The Hon. George: Even if it cost that it would not matter. They would allpay. He would have them all constructed at once. Increased population was also necessary.
The debate was adjourned,
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 2 August 1911, Page 5
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