SUMMERTIME BILL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3774, 13 July 1926, Page 16

SUMMERTIME BILL.

MB SIDEY’S “PET LAMB.’* PAUSES LOWER HOUSE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, July 8. At 25 minutes past two this morning the House of Representatives passed Mr Sidey’s Summertime Bill by 35 votes to 18. The division list was:— AYES (35). NOES (18). Atmore Bitchener Bell Bollard Bellringer Coatee Buddo Dickson, J. M’C Dickson, J. S. Elliott Forsyth Field Fraser Glenn Girling Hamilton, A. Harris Hawken Holland, H. Hockly Holland, H. E. Hunter Horn . Linklater Howard Lysnar Jones, W. M‘Leod Jordan Rieid Luke Rolleston, J. C. M’Combs Samuel M‘Lennan William* Mason, J. Mason, H. G. R. Nash Ransom Rolleston, Hon. F. Savage Seddon Sidey Smith Sullivan Sykes Tapley Veitcn Waite Walter Wright Young. Pairs For: Against: Wilfcord Forbes Stewart, W. D. Anderson Nos worthy Pomare Lee, R. 1?. Hamilton, J. Lee’ J. Rhodes Dickie Campbell Armstrong Burnett. It remains now to see what the fate of the Bill will be in the Legislative Council.. There appears to be a growing feeling in favour of the Bill in New Zealand. Mr Sidey has been tattling with his Bill for many years. When it was first introduced in 1909 and for many subsequent years it was regarded as a joke, and members made merry over its provisions. Now it is taken quite senously and there are evidences that it is being received with more favour in. the country towns. One reason for this is that the population in country towns, especially in the North Island, has increased considerably during recent years. In 17 years the Bill ba6 been introduced 15 times and only on one previous occasion was Mr Sidey successful in getting it through all Its stages. He then had a majority of 12 on the third reading, but Mr Sidey’s pet lamb was slaughtered by the Lords of the Upper Chamber The majority against it, however, wan only three. Mr Sidey has had many conzratulations on his present success.