SUSPENDED.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 29 September 1915, Page 4

SUSPENDED.

MR. AATLFORD DECLINES TO . WITHDRAW REMARKS.

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION

AVELLINGTON, Sept. 28. AVhen the House met this afternoon. Mr. T. M. AVilford asked the Minister of Defence if a further hospital He related all details concerning the the cost be raised by taxation, so thatall would participate in the contribution.

The Minister for Defence said that bethought th& time had arrived w'itr< another ship should be sent to the front. He related all details cincernmg the Alarama, which is to be sent. The taxpayers of the country would pay for 1 hecharter of the shin and her fitting-up, ' as in the case ( of jbhe MahenD. Jiis Excellency the Governor had in Hand th* same work in regard to the Mr.i-Aiii-i ast !r the case of the Maheno. He y.-oull i.c veiv kith indeed to take awiy' lien, the woa.m of the country the >p:oiUirt'tv to (lo the good servi-'u Uu-y h-trt done in ilk' case of the Mah-s-o.

Mr There you are »-. .i.'j ..our dirty s.tiv.\a s a; am. Mr Niassey: I cannot allow thAt to go. »

The Speaker: I must ask the hon. member to withdraw.

'"Mr AVilford- "I withdraw, and substitute the.word "typical" for "dirty.'" • Tlie Sneaker said that Mr AVilford must withdraw unreservedly.

Mr "Wilford.. I decline to do so. The Speaker: Then I am very loth to ask the- Prime Minister to take theproper steps. Mr Massey said that his duty, though; unpleasant, was/ quite clear, under the circumstances. /The Chair must be obeyed, right or wrong. He therefore-moved-that Mr Wilford be suspended for the. remainder of the sitting. Messrs Ell and Colvin urged thePrirae Minister to modify the motion, and make it apply to the afternoon sitting only.

Sir J. G.- Ward, while upholding theruling of the Speaker, advised a similar course.

The Prime Minister asked leave to annul his motion,- so that the hpn member be suspended only for the afternoon sitting, or until the member 6aw fit to wi i-hd raw unconditiona Ily. The member for Hutt was called in and asked if he would withdraw unreservedly.

Mr AVilford thanked the House and' the Prime Minister, but he said henever gave in when he had made up his; mmd on a matter of this sort, and he' respectfully declined to withdraw. The motion for suspension for the remainder ef the afternoon sitting was carried by 40 to 17.