Eot dp. But if a committee of enquiry was | moved for. they would promise the very utmost assistance in haviDg a complete in- Tjstigation.' Mr Reader Wo<>d, with all his experience of Parliament, h»d never seen leave refused to iutroduce a Bill by making it a vote of want of confidence. Everything seemed now to be icgariied as votes of want of confidence. It was fast becoming impossible to obtain any investigation; they were, in fact, gagged. Then as to the honfurablo member for Auck land City West insulting the House. He could not see it. He asked'this House to con sider the whole question that session, but that as there wr«s too much business before the House this session, let the next Parlia ment devise and decido upon means of deal ing with the matter. Mr Cuthbertson said the honourable mem ber for Auckland City West had expressed himself to the effect that. next Parliament would be a more fair and impartial tribunal to decide this. He did not hear the honour able member ask for an inquiry, but he had heard the Government expressed a strong desire for the fullest inquiry and offering every assistance. The object of theresolu tionwas to burke all inquiry, and condemn the Government by a side-wind. Speaking as an independent member—for he, was not a Government follower —the.Government had no other .course left but to oppose such are solution at the very outset, and he hoped the House would show its disapprobation of such indecent tactics. , :. Mr T. L Shepherd asked how it was that so many leadiug Opposition members, having no confidenoe in the present Ministry, had.'for years been silent ? If tney bad good ground for complaint against the Government, they did a {^reat injury to the Colony by not making tU.ise charges. If the honourable member for Auckland City West really .wanted an enquiry he should have moved for a Select Committee, fairly composed of both ~sAd~~ai<leß, and not endeavour to condemn the r Government in a most unconstitutional man ner. He would oppose the resolution, but jppuld support the honourable gentleman if would «isk for an enquiry. 