TIME WASTED IN TALK'
PRIME MINISTER'S COMPLAINT
EXPLANATION TO MR. POLSON.
(By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day.
When Mr. W. J. Poison (Coalition, Stratford) sought in the House of Representatives to probe the mystery of how some private members' bills get a chance for debate while his Meat Control Board Amendment Bill, introduced on the first day of the session, stands 29 places down the Order Paper, he provided some amusement for members, but got little enlightenment. The Prime Minister, to whom the question was addressed, stated that he had never been approached regarding the urgency of the bill, though in respect of the Gaming Bill, which did appear on top of the Order Paper, he had received ft number of deputations from leading bodies of the country, asking that Parliament be given an opportunity of expressing an opinion on its provisions. He would give Mr. Poison an opportunity, if time permitted, but he made a strong complaint against the amount of time which had been wasted in talk when important Government measures were being delayed. Therefore, he would advise Mr. Poison to impress on his fellow members the importance of getting on with, the work.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 290, 8 December 1933, Page 3
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