NO DIVISION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 206, 1 September 1938, Page 14

NO DIVISION.

SECURITY BILL COMMITTEE STAGES. OPPOSITION'S SILENCE. MINISTER'S MASTERLY REPLY (n.v Telegraph., nirllnmontnry Reporter.) WKLLrXOTOX, tins day. HUtnr.v was made in the House, of representatives laM nijrlit when the Social Security Bill w permitted to pn*« into the committee stages without h <!i\ i-iori. At one s| 11?( . ~f the second rending [ U \"" u ' »>'" "I'lf.i.n wn,< hHd in the '" !,1 " , " H-iil I In. m>.!. .tun,, would nutv< »m plTiii-J in lnvi> t!i" Mil lark !" 'J'* , <■'••■■■■ iiu-i' fov Px-pn-ivr cvn,. "Tili'.n of Hμ- liM-M i;,l o f t -, ( , "'•''""lC A l-'ilt (■ th, t tllH CiMllvn »»nl,I ii. i I . ■, : ~,i ■•! vvl'cn an O-.|>-.;. ,:n " '"(:,■ ■■■■ ...••! f,,, t t'l- fJnvcri'Micnt "■"">'' '" ■nrpr'.-d nf the attitude «l""h the (>„ ~i,;ii,,n would adopt. ire proved mi nc lira'" prophet, for the FTouse inn cert.inly taken bv surii-ise when itr, moml'cr nf the Opposition rained hN voiee in protest against the .bill ;;"'n.'.r (•> cunmittγ-c.

To i lip Minister of Finnnce, Mr. Nnsh. ff'l tlip iTf»poiwil>ilHy of replying t<> nrpummt* rnised during tlip debate on the hill, which occupied six sitthiff days, ami in whlr-h 42 members participated. Mr. N r n»h wim eqnnl to his tnsk. ns he pvrtdvrcd n counter practically to every point that hid heeti raised by the Opposition. Ho ppoko for two hours and pnvp a mn«terly miimmary of the Government's attitude towards the critififiitH rnised l»y the Opposition. After tlip Minister bad replied the l>lll wa« committed. nm l for two hours t> " hou->p was necunied with jrcnernl disciinsion on the short title, whicli piven member* ample scope for again airing their views.

Progress was reported at 10.25 p.m