DIVISION ON THE " ALARM " MOTION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 116, 26 September 1868, Page 3

DIVISION ON THE " ALARM " MOTION.

Wellington*, This Day. Mr Fox resumed the debate by reading a letter from Dr Featherston, con taming hia views on the question, he being ill. After Mr M'Lean had replied, the division was taken on Mr Cracroft Wilson'o amendment, and resulted in a tie of thirty-two; the Speaker gave his vote in favour of the Government. Opposition-. — Messrs Atkinson, Baigent, Bell, Borlase, Brandon, Brown, Burns, Cargill, Collins, Diguan, Fox, Graham, Heaphy, Main, Ormond, O'Rourke, Parker, John Patterson, Potts, ZRoileaton, H. S. Harrison, Stevens, Studholme, Tanered, Tareha, Taylor, Travers, Yogel, Williamson. Tellers — Messrs M'Lean and Ormond. Goveenment — Messrs Ball, Barff, Bunny, Campbell, Carleton, Clark, Curtis, Eyes, Gallagher, Hall, AY. H. Harrison, Haughton, Hepburn, Jollie, Kenney, Kerr, Ludlam, Mervyn, Mitchell, C. O'Neill, J. O'Neill, James Patterson, Eeid, Richmond, Russell, Stafford, Swan, Wells, Wood. Tellers — Messrs C. Wilson aud Cux. Pairs : — Opposition — Featherston, Armstrong, Reynolds. Government — Haultain, Hull, Bradshaw. The amendment of Mr Cracroft Wilson now became a substantive resolution. The Speaker was about to put the question when Major Brown stepped forward, and said that rather than nee the real question thus disposed of by a " red herring " beiog drawn across his path, he would propose an amendment, viz : — " That there be added to Mr Cracroft Wilson's resolution the following words — ' That regard to the welfare of the colony requires that the organisation and

disposal of that force and the administration of Native affairs should not be entrusted to the present Ministry.' " The division resulted as follows : — Ayes, 31 ; Noes, 32 ; the Government thus getting a majority of 1. Mr Harrison, one of the ayes, had meanwhile gone home. __— ma— — — i a— — — a— ■ninmi ir im hi