THE DUNJEDIN M.H.R.'S

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6351, 20 June 1882, Page 3

THE DUNJEDIN M.H.R.'S

Mr M. W. Green writes to us forwarding the "Hansard" repoit'of his remarks upon MiFish in connection with the Gaming and Lotteries Bill. He complains that comments were made based upon an unfair report; but, having the " Hansard " report before us, we fail to see that either in the telegraphed report or in the comments made Mr Green has anything to complain of. The " Hansard" report is as follows:— ■-..■.

Mr Green said he could not help animadverting slightly on one matter that the honomlable member foy Dunedin Central had brought up, which he regarded—and did so at the time —as a perfect scandal to the persons-concerned in it. They had at least one honourable member of this House and the Mayor of the City of Dunedin, with other councillors of that oitv, deliberately breaking the law. He held that'a man who went and deliberately broke the law of the land was unfit for a seat in this House, and that a law ought to be passed of such a character as would deprive a person of his seat who knowingly and deliberately violated the law. He held it was bad taste for the honour-

able member for Dunedin Central to bring up that case-—• " — ■ ~ '~

,Mr Bracken rose to a point of order. He thought it was hi very bad tasto—to use a mild term—for the honourable member for l_>unedin Jfiast to use the language ho had just used in the absence of their colleague the honourable member for Dunedin South. It was very bud tasto . Mr Speaker : What is tho point of order ? Mr Bracken rose to object to an attack upon a man in his absence.

Mr Speaker said that that was no point of order. ' At the same time he did not think honourable members should impute bad taste to other honourable members.

Mi- Green begged to withdraw the expression. He did not wish to make an offensive remark, and lie withdrew ifc because he know that his honourable friend the member for Dunedin Central would be as sorry to wohikl anyone's feelings as he would be himself. He withdrew the remark, but wished to say ;ti the same time that ho did not withdraw anything he had said in reference to the principle involved. A person who deliberately violated any law of the country was not in a position to be a legislator for the Colony.