PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12549, 12 July 1905, Page 8

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(By Telegraph.)

(Fron: Our Special Parliamentary

Reporter.)

Mil. TAYLOR AND THE PREMIER

WHEN THE GENTLE BREEZES BLOW.

WELLINGTON. July 11 There was another interchange

little amenities in the House this afterneon between the Premier and .Mr Taylor. Mr. Taylor wished, by courtesy of tho House y to give notice of -a proposed amendment in tho Old Ago Pension Bill, but a stentorian "No 71 from the Premier spoiled any chance of a unanimous consent of the House. The Premieil then rose with a personal explanation. He quoted from the "Hansard"' report of Mr. Taylor's speech on tho Imprest Supply Bill, where referring to a visit of the police to his office with regard to the caso of the Rev. Murray, Mr. Taylor was reported as having said, "Is there no undetected crime in New Zealand that a set of lazy police officers like you dare to come into ray office to interrogate me upon a matter I hav-a nothing to do with ? Just givo my compliments to tho Premier and tell him that if he intended to trap me into a conversation to be used for political purposes he has failed." The only inference to bo taken from this, the' Premier continued, was that he had induced the police to act as they had dona. He was not aware of the case until ho returned to Wellington froii Central Otago. Any action which had been taken reg irding the case had bi-on taken without bis knowledge WUh ivgard to the first case, continued tho Pronier, Mr. Taylor rose, to a point of order, submitting that the Premier could nor. disimsf n matter Avhich did not arise out of -the paragraph from which he had quoted, nor could lie open up new matte: which wai controversial.

The Speaker supported Mr. Taylor's contention; and ruled that the Premier must confine his remarks to one specific paragraph. Tho Premier: I was doing so, if Mr. Taylor had waited until I finished my sentence. The only thing I asked the Police Inspector to report upon was the first case. I asked him to do that when I visited Christ church", but I knew nothing of the second case until my return.

Mr. Taylor, replying, said he was going to ask the House later on to allow him to deal with the case before r. .Parliamentary Committee, or any other tribunal, and he would then undertake to satisfy the House of the Minister's shameful complicity in the action oi tho police. The Speaker, interrupting Mr. Taylor, reminded him that he must accept tha Premier'! explanation. Tho Premier: 1 say again I knew nothing of the case until I'returned from Christchurch.

Mr. Taylor: Oh, you're a model of innocence!

The orders of the day were then proceeded with.