TOO BIG.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 259, 2 November 1931, Page 7

TOO BIG.

M acDONALD MAJORITY.

Henderson and Graham May Be Added to Cabinet.

IOJJD FOB DUMPING DUTY.

ted P.A.-Electric Telegraph-iCopyright)

' (Received 10 a.m.) ■ . . LONDON, November 1. -T* is reported that Mr. Mac Donald iSt Baldwin are concerred at the . f Vhe Government majority and SIZe ° aD £is to arrange for full flJr representation in the Cabinet, X$ they may facilitate the reflon of Mr. Henderson and Mr. ££ Graham and others. ft is rumoured that Mr. J. H. Thomas J [be given a peerage, but he says he knows nothing about it.

ft is most likely that Mr. Mac Donald •11 follow the Continental precedent Sfonn a Ministry of Industrie* and £S, involving the creation of l«\y office? , Tn connection with tariffs and indus"iL Conservatives favour immediate % Humping duties and the Sfrf "fflap-'ed safeguarding duties. " 8 feared that the country will be, L,ded wth foreign goods in the next Konths, nullifying for a long time [Jβ foments of later tariff legislation. V The "Observer" suggests the I *- i<»A of emergency tariff legislation, as Ser before has there been such an Smulation at the dock warehouse* of -cods sent on consignment m. anticipajjjon of tariff. A novel idea has been advanced for the wealth of material at the S7j&. Mac Donald for the fort tton of a Cabinet. One suggestibn «that the' brilliance of Sir John Simon »,* the practicalness of. Sir; Robert Home, ehould be utilised in the capacity rfi; Scotland Yard flying squad to. deal Mh emereencies and awkward problems, ■ JwSwith the assistance of Mr. Philip' The plan is the 1 outcome'; of a conference of high-placed, pereonages detached from politine, who discussed "witli Jfr. MacDQnald the best means of grap.jijg tnth the situaticn. , ■:■ Another election return is to hand, CT)r Graham Little, Independent Conjer- ■ vitive,! haying been elected for Loifion : ■ University.!. ■■:._, •., !" .'.'■ '■; ;>

; 'First Meeting of Parliament. Some days will elapse before an announcement is made of the personnel, of the reconstructed Cabinet.: The task of building a Cabinet of a definitely national and not a party character will be proceeded with next week.- -The Speaker of the House of Commons will be eelected.on. Tuesday when the new members- meet informally for .that purposer? On the following day the swear-. L in of the members, which will occupy two or three days* will begin.- ; The State opening of Parliament, will be on November 10. '/• It is anticipated session will be short ajid will close about-tßeend oftheijiext- month when Parlianielffc will adjourn until after; the New Year/reassemblihg pfqbably in Feb--luiry. ;■ ■'"''\ > ■. ;V r ' : . ; ? " r ' '. ; ■. ] _ TS?re are e t' ai two returns to coine. Tb* etate of the parties now is:—, Conservatives ..«■.-..;. 1 .••• 469 V National Liberals ■...-...... 65 .- -National Labour-.......... 13 , National Independents ...... 5 '.../■) •■■ ~.' ,;:...' ■ ■•";' 552- ,; ' : . Labour ;...'..... •• • • 51 ■;Liberals vj .Independents * , 3 W- .\. ' \ : ■ ■ ' : ■ ' .61 -'■