Friday, June 3. THE DEADLOCK ENDED.

Otago Witness, Issue 1855, 10 June 1887, Page 15

Friday, June 3. THE DEADLOCK ENDED.

The wholfi difficulty with regard to the time for holding the election and the date of the meeting of the new Parliament ended in a fizzle. Negotiations between Major Atkinson and the Premier were continued this morning, but no arrangement was come to. At a full meeting of the Opposition the draft of a message in reply to his Excellency's was agreed to, and as this fixed the date for the assembling of the new Parliament on Ist September an acrimonious debate was anticipated. However, this did not occur. Major Atkinson moved the address in a moderate speech, in which he stated that having gone carefully into the matter he was convinced the new House could meet by the 16th August. The Premier indicated how far he was prepared to go in meeting the views of the Opposition, and after a few words from the Treasurer, Major Atkinson accepted the Premier's conditions. This settled the matter. The proposed amendments — namely, to suspend the' Mackenzie clause, and to make the time for dividing the colony into electorates one month — were introduced into the Council this evening, and passed without' amendment. They will be considered by the House on Monday, and so end the deadlock. Regarding the fixing of the boundaries of the various electorates, the Premier to-night asked the House to consent to the nomination of the non-official members of the commission under the Representation Bill. He then nominated Dr Hislop, of Dunedin, Mr Dobson, M.1.C.E., Blenheim, and Colonel Haultain, Auckland. They will be asked to come to Wellington at once to commence the work. The remuneration has not yet been fixed.