NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9463, 6 September 1889, Page 5

NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION

J.W ~- -« — SEQUEL TO THE WARD-HISLOP CASE.

MR. FERGUS' CONDUCT. flB PREMIER'S CONDITIONS. support OR DISSOLUTION. jSLEORAPH.— SrKCUL CORRESPONDENT.] fpY TKI' Kl,r J 1 Wellington, Thursday. nut'pretty well understood this Aftern that, when the motion was made to jnto Committee of Supply to-night, some 8 ition censuring Mr. Fergus for his share . t0 Ward-Hislop affair would bo brought fortt'ord by tho Opposition. Consequently, 1,.i Mr. Grinimond rose on the question pen <»■• x , * Supply being put. no one was surprised. ' With ft few prefatory words to the effect ■ 1t the Ministry having endorsed all that Mr Hi'li'P had done, Mr. Grimmond moved, '«an amend men '■" That this House regret fjxit the Minister of Justice should not have cognised that in fairness to his late col- !, cue an explanation by him of his conjoin connection with the Christie case Us 'i' lo to ' 50 House and the country." V'hftt followed was this : The Premier: 1 should like to know whether the leader of the Opposition is •ware of this amendment HoX. Members : Why ? The Pkemikr : Because upon that it will depend what course I shall pursue. Mr. Haiaanck : I feel bound to say that .] approve of it. The Piikmikr : Then, sir, I shall movo ,j,adjournment of the House, and to-mor-w# 1 shall state what I 'propose to do. I think the House has had enough of ,!,(?. (Cheers.) I call it nonsense. (Oh !) ■■yea, nonsense : wasting the timo of the (Contry, (Cheers.) I shall do no business tonight, and I shall ask the House to adjourn. It is absurd under tho circumstances, w d unconstitutional, as the hon. gentlecan is aware, for the leader of the Opposition to be a party to this without due notice to the Government. Mr. IUiAANCK followed, and taunted the Government with accepting everything from the Opposition side of tho House as a no-coiifidenco motion. He claimed for the Opposition the right of free discussion, joil said lie was not a party to this motion. In order to obviate technical difficulties, the debate was adjourned till next day. Sir H. Atkinson' then moved tho adjournment of the House, and told the Opposition it ought to bo ashamed of itself. Mr. Bftllance did not reply, and the motion for adjournment" being-' carried on the voices, the House adjourned at 7.65 p,m. A Government caucus has been called {or 10.30 a.m. to-morrow, at which, it is reported, the Premier will insist on support through the remainder of the session, or will dissolve. The Opposition are nearly unanimous for dissolution. "