MR. WILFORD'S CHALLENGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 141, 15 June 1923, Page 6

MR. WILFORD'S CHALLENGE.

r— j NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION, j THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE, i I HOUSE SHOULD GIVE A LEAD. I (By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. Liberal and Labour members were quick to seize the opportunity in the; _|louse this afternoon to give notice of j Various questions, and among the ] variety of topics raised were matters of I considerable interest and moment. There was every indication that the Official Opposition was very much alive to the present position. Most important, from a tactical point of view, was Mr. Wilforel's motion of no confidence, which as inelie-ated in an earlier message; was almost the first motion submitteel. j It proposeel to amend the Address-in- j Reply by the addition of the following: j "We feel it, however, to be our duty to ! submit to your Excellency that your \ Excellency's Government does not, possess the confielence of the House or, the country, and, further, we submit to I your Excellency that this session of j Parliament should not end until there J be placeel upon the Statute Book legis- j lation urgently needed in the interests of the country dealing with electoral; reform, revision of taxation, revision of I the whole of the pensions system, lanel | settlement, housing and unemployment, revaluation of soldiers' lands, the estab-1 lishment of a State bank and agricul-1 tural hank, provision for medical and. dental treatment for baekblocks settlers, i and legislation dealing with trusts audi combines: anel further, that as the Government has not declared any policy )rt regard to defence of in reference to other Imperial questions which will be discussed at the Imperial Conference, we | submit to your Excellency that full and j ample opportunity be given to this House , jto discuss in detail the various matters | which may come up for consideration at i such conference, and that the Government should take the House and .the country into its confidence in regard to its attitude on several matters winch will come up for discussion at such conference." ! At a later stage Mr. Wilforel asked j Mr. Massey whether the Adtlress-in-Reply would he taken on Tuesday, or whether any contentious matter would be taken to-morrow afternoon. Mr. Massey replied that he 'had arranged that the Address-in-Reply begin on Tuesday evening, although it could go j on in the afternoon. To-morrow after- j noon would be occupied in the sad duty] of passing motions of conelolence with relatives of deceased legislators, who include Sir W. H. Hcrrics and the Hon. IC. H. Mills. Mr. Rolleston (Waitomo) will move '(the Addrcss-in-Reply, and it is unlikely ' that Mr. Wilford's speech will be \ ! reached before Wednesday.