N.S. WALES POLITICS
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. MR MEAGHER ELECTED SPEAKER. Prwi Asiocialion—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, December 23 (Received Dec. 23, at 10.30 p.m.)
The new Parliament was opened to-day by Commission, and the members were sworn in.
The Governor's Message simply referred to the election of the Speaker and the passing of Supply.
Mr R. Meagher, caucus nominee, was the only candidate, and was elected Speaker.
Before the meeting of the House the caucus discussed the claims of Mr Morton, late Speaker, Mr M'Gowen, and Mr Meagher for the Speakership, and the voting gave Mr Meagher a majority over the combined vote for the other two.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19131224.2.23
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 15955, 24 December 1913, Page 5
Word Count
105N.S. WALES POLITICS Otago Daily Times, Issue 15955, 24 December 1913, Page 5
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in