The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 76
The Voting
The Voting.
Out of a House of 74 members, 27 voted for, and 34 against, a trial of the Stage System, and 13 did not record their votes. Out of the 14 Auckland members, 9 voted for a trial, 3-Mr. F. Lawry (Parnell), Mr. R. Thompson (Marsden), and Hon. J. McGowan (Thames)—voted against a trial. Mr. J. Bollard and Sir Maurice O'Rorke did not record their votes. Sir Maurice was, I believe, in Auckland at the time. It is gratifying to me to find so many of my fellow-colonists giving me their support. I tender them my grateful thanks. If I had had the same opportunities of explaining the Stage System in the South that I have had in Auckland, it would have been running long ago.