A “PAIR” IN PARLIAMENT
AND WHAT HAPPENED TO IT. lu the House of Representatives yesterday Mr J. Vigor Brown. (Napier) asked Leave to explain that he had paired with Mr W H. Field (Otaki) on the Marriage Laws Bill last session, but the pair had not be»n recorded. Mr Field was recorded us having voted, but he, himself, was marked as not having voted. He sup~ posed it was due to the fact that while Mr Field hod reported to hie party whip that the pair had been made, his party (laughter> —had no whip to whom he cculd report the pair. (Laughter.) Mr Field said that he had paired with Mr Brown as stated; and in one division on the bill both of them were recorded as having paired, white on another division only his vote was recorded. He supposed it was a mistake on the part of the tellers. The Speaker 6a id that the vote could not now be recorded hut the hon. mem ber had made his explanation and was no doubt satisfied with it. (Hear, hear.)
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10851, 17 March 1921, Page 6
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181A “PAIR” IN PARLIAMENT New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10851, 17 March 1921, Page 6
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