LEGISLATIVE OLD WOMEN.

Western Star, Issue 899, 22 November 1884, Page 2

LEGISLATIVE OLD WOMEN.

The following is the “New Zealand Times’ • report of a nutter that transpired in til* House on the Bth inst., of which only a bar* outline was transmitted by the Press Assooiation:— i Mr Joyce brought up a question of prlvi. lege. The following letter, he said, had appeared in the Wellington morning paper TO THE EDITOR OE THE “ SEW ZEALAND TIMES.” Sit, We down South are very sorry to hear that the member for Invercargill and the member for Kumara do not seem to be on the most friendly terra* but there are other considerations. And birth* it the member for Awarua was to mind his constituents* interests, and not stuff the member for Kumara with a batch offubbish, there would be no necessity for th« electors of the Awarua placing themselves m communication with the member for Invercargill to-do their business and present their wishes to Parliament There is another thing quite certain—viz., that the member for Awarua and the member for Kumarahad better fraternise all they can this Parliament for it is very doubtful whether they will ever meet again in Wellington as members of Parliament.—l am, etc.* One Tree Point, 19th October, 0 *' At first, he said, ho thought this letter had been written by Mi Hatch, member for Invercargill, but he found that that surmise was incorrect. He should like, however, to hear that lion, gentleman disclaim any connection with the letter, and also express an opinion as to the sentiments appearing in it. To put himself in order, Mr Joyce’moved that the paragraph be read. Mr Sodtlon thereupon rose and appealed to the House whether he looked like a person who had been “ stuffed.” He denied that he had been told anything affecting the member for Invercargill by Mr Joyce. Mr Scddon made mysterious allusions 'to a person who had committed suicide on the West Coast. The motion was then put and lost on the voices. Mr Hatch denied that ho had ever seen the letter till it appeared in the paper Ho expressed regret that it should have appeared at all. Mr Joyce then rose and asked the Trcasurer whether J. Hatch and Co., of InvereargiH who were supplying phosporisod oats to tho Government, was a firm of which the member for Invercargill was the head.— (Groans.)

Sir Julius Vogel replied that if any such contract existed ho was not aware of it.