LONGER PARLIAMENT.
EXTENSION ADVOCATED,
"FOUR YEARS, AT LEAST." (By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, Thursday. The opinion that the life of Parliament was too short was expressed by the Hon. J. A. Young, Reform candidate for Hamilton, in answer to a question put to him at Te Rapa.
Mr. Young said experience had satisfied him that three years was really too short. In the iirst year little real legislative work could be done, while the second was the working year. In the third year all members were more concerned about the elections than about work. Further',' the three-year period did not' give si'ifiic'ieht time for policy to be reasonably developed. Mr. Y'oung said if the opportunity presented itself he would vote to extend the life of Parliament to four years at least.
Mr. D. S. Reid, Reform candidate for Waikat'o, is also advocating the extension of the life of Parliament. He said that as the extension was being advocated before the election it could not be said afterwards that they had secured a majority and were extending the term of office to suit themselves.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 260, 2 November 1928, Page 8
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