CONFIDENCE

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15393, 9 July 1914, Page 7

CONFIDENCE

IX 3IASSEY GOVERNMENT. SIR J. G. "WARD'S MOTION -REJECTED. BY 39 VOTES TO 34. (Per Press Association.) "WELLINGTON, Julv 8. Piie House met at 2.30. Mr Hanan, was granted leave to introduce an Election <>i Ministers and Party Government Bill, and Mr Fisher itrodueed a Harbour Act Amendment* Bill. The debate on the Address-in-Reply v,as resumed by Mr G. M. Thomson (Duncdin). who said tho Opposition throughout the debate had presented no constructive criticism. The. Opposition was a baud oi unholy alliances, and if let. loose would create, chaos. He was loMowcd by .Air Thomson ("Wallace), Hanan (InvercnrgilP. and Anderson (Mataura). A division was then taken -on the amendment moved by Sir J. G. AYard, the voting being—Ayes 34. Noes 39. and tho amendment was lost. The debate on the Addross-in-Ropiy was resumed by Mr Brown (Napieri. and continued by -Mr "Wilkinson (Emnont). and the debate was adjourned at 11.20 p.m.

THE DIVISION LIST. The following was tlie division list: For Amendment Against Amendment —34. —3O. Atmoro Allen Brown Anderson Buxton .j. Bollard Carroll • j{. ]?. Bollard CoiTin _ Biadnev Craigic Buchanan Davey I Snick Dickie Campbell K'l Coates Forbes Dickson Glover E-scott Hanan Fisher Hindmarsh Eraser Isitt * Guthrie McCall' um • Harris 1 McCoombs Hei'dn/an Maedonald I [ernes McKenzle Hiiie Myers Hunter ■Parata Leo Payne Malcolm Poland Mandor Ransihiroa Masssv Robertson A. IC.~ Newman Russell N os worthy Seddon Oakey Sicley Pearce It. \Y. Smith Pcmaro .1. G- Thomson Reed Veiteh ]>. H. Rhodes Ward T "W. Rhodes AVebl> Scott AYi I l ord F. H. Smith AY itty Statham Sykes G. M. Thomsoii Wilkinson AYilson Young Pairs. For—Buddo and Ngata. Against—Bell and E. Newman. STRENGTH OF PARTIES.

A DISPUTED PAIR. (Fkom Otm Special Corhesi-oxdext.) "WRLLLYGTOX, July S. In the no-confidence division the pairs were—for tho amendment Messrs Buddo and Xgn.ta. against the amendment, Messrs i\cUr)n;iii and Bell. ' There was a doubt as to ths pair for Mr Ngata. The Government Whips understcod that Mr Clark was paired against him, but the Opposition held that he was paired against Mr Bell, and insisted upon that arrangement. Mr Bell therefore had to walk out of 1 the chamber, in order that there should ba no suspicion of breaking faith on the part of the Government. Tims the votes of Messrs Millar, who ;vas rather seedy and nnable to attend in the House to-night, and Mr Clark, were', lost to tho Government in the division. Had they been presrait "the Government majority would have been seven. Th-'i leaves the strength of parties as follows : Government 4-1 Opposition 3f) Labour q

Giving the Government party a clear majority of eight over both the o ( h;-r parties combined.