PARLIAMENT'S OPENING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13718, 23 June 1915, Page 2

PARLIAMENT'S OPENING.

MR. LANG TO BECOME gI>EAKEftU : ■ ' INTERESTING. WAR MEASfBB . NEEDED. , (Special to Herald.) WELLINGTON, this day. > The first session of New. Zealand's nineteenth Parliament will, open to-mqrj row (Thursda.y)i m a formai'l, business-:, like way. Ceremonial will be reserved for Friday, because the Governor, as .the King's representative, must meet tho House with a Speaker, but that Mgh officer lias not yet been e\e6hed : Tne>r§fore, > a -commission of several famffi*r politicians m the Upper House wll-for-mally open the session to-morrow■-after-noon, when, the faithful ■ Cbnimons, .«»>"> ing been mvorn to : . allegiance, will be directed on his Majjesty s behalf to re--piair to their usual place of assembly • and elect their speaker. TKi.s tl>cy will do on tlie same afternoon, and therfc is u/> doubt , that the member for Manuikau, Mr F. W. Lang, will again secure the. dignity. The Government has been credited by some ingenious people ynta a dark intention of "hollaring" come aaabitious Oppositionist for th£ well-paid, place, thus improving its narrov/ majority by putting am opposing vote out>;of harm's way, but the Government' will not tackle the session m this way. Ministers make no secret of their belief that Mr Lang, should be elected, though that will J»ring their working majority down to tlie irreducible minimitm of one; ; v

On. Friday his Excellency will private-, ly receive the new Speaker, wiho to present himself for approval, a ceiemoijy which has ?osi its old-time ,sJgniJiea»<%In the afternoon the Speech from: the Throne will be delivered by Lord Liverpool, and business will start. The me«aory of those Parliamentarians who hav«f died m the recess will be honored.^by an adjournment, arid tflie House will meet on Tuesday, 'just, m time to rush through, an Imprest Bill authorising expendifcore for July. •'■"' i '•'''■■■ One of the most interesting little war measures^ to be put through at ah eai'lydate is a Kill "to authorise members o* the Bouse of Representatives to leave-, New Zealand . during a session if they oo on military service. In strict »aw>i Messrs T. E, Y. Seddon v and >V. Downie Stewart cannot 20 on a'ctrve service while Parliament sitsT but no Enabling . BUI will ever get through the Legislature with, greater eaae> ana goodwill than this one, rendered necessary ,by , the patriot ism of these two yoimg- .-meinbers^ s . The CJommission , to, open ;.. Parliament, to-morrow will consist of^' three— »ir diaries Bbweii, Sir F. VS^D. Bell, and the Hon. Qolpnel W. E. ; Oollms. ■- A caucus of the Liberal party m been postponed till t6-morr<w% to enable all the members to be present.