SPEAKER WILLIS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 11, 13 January 1912, Page 5

SPEAKER WILLIS.

HIS DISPK^TB -WITH THE HflN-

&JARD? CHIEF

COMMISSION OF INQUIRY.,

[PBESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received #an.: 12, 10.30 p.m.j) SYDNEY, Jan. 12. ..A large mass :sf^correspondence bas fe^on submitted *to the Royal Commission which is inquiring into the dispute between Speaker ■ Willis and Mr Rdfeinson, head »G"f "the Hansard staff, fa the course n»f s a' lengthy statement Mr Willis >said ; that > Robinsoiu .]?Ad:f;beein in the 'habit Of -controlling the previous Speakers, arid members objeqted to his c exercising any auth^ty over, the Mr "Rbbiiißon's suspension -.xeste'd. upon his insubordination in not carrying out instructions, and "in. -jwriting letters] belittling and derogatory and disi*e-' spectful to the head tof I this depart-i-ment. Mr ; Robinson Te&B. ■,& Ilong reply, • claiming that he had :not <$©«tedi the Speaker, but had implicitly , obeyed | all his ■ ;i(iastructions. ; The.inquiry was adjouirw^.