Mr Fisher characterised the whole proceeding? as silly and puerile. Mr Buckland pointed out that the election would be carried out on strict party lines, without any consideration as to whether Mr Cadman or Mr Rees was right or wrong.
Mr Richardson felt that MrCadman had made a great mistake, and feared the impression on the public mind would be that it was done for the purpose of evading a Parliamentary enquiry, and also for the purpose of removing Mr Rees from the chairman ship of Committees in order to. give it to the chief culprit in this matter.
MrW. C. Smith said that if he were referred to as the chief culprit, he must protest against insinuations. Mr Shera also condemned the whole proceedings. Dr Newman looked upon the whole business as a sham from beginning to end, and said the Government knew very well Mr Cadman could secure Mr Rees' seat. Mr Rees said that if Mr Cadman desired a Parliamentary enquiry, he would be only too glad to agree to it. He already noticed that the Govern ment Whips were very active in this matter, and he would caution the Government that if they attempted to punish men for trying to do their duty they were acting very unwisely. Mr Seddon resented these remarks, and denied that the Government whips were influencing members in this direction. He regarded the whole.
THE PELORUS GUARDIAN, FftlMt, JULY 14,1893.
