HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13455, 28 June 1912, Page 6

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

VOTES OF CONDOLENCE

The' House of Representative met at 2.30 p.m. The-members were then summoned to the Legislative Council to hear tho Governor's Speech. . On re-assembling, the finding of the judges in tho Wairau election caso was formally presented to the House. Mr R. McOallum gave notice to move the Address-in-Rcply. The Hon. J. A. Millar was granted leave of absenco for one week. .

The Premier moved that the House records its high sense of appreciation of the services" rendered by the Hon. James McGowan in both branches of the Legislature, and the loss sustained D 3' his death. Mr. Mackenzie said it was seldom tho .House met now without it was necessary to-placo on record the decease of some ex-member. .

Mr. Massey, in seconding the motion, referred to the rapid passing away d the pioneers of the country and Mr McGowan, he said, was a typical specimen of the race to which ho belonged. He never turned his back on a friend.

Sir Joseph Ward) madb eulogistic reference to the late Mr. McGowan.

Motions of condolence were passed in connection with the -deaths of Sir John Logan Campbell, Dr. J. Watts, Messrs Richard Monk, W. L. Rees, and Henry Hurst. 'On-$Ug motion of the Prime Minister the House- adjourned at 4.20 p.m. out of respect to the memory of these deceased gentjem on \