HAPPY NOTE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 165, 15 July 1939, Page 12

HAPPY NOTE.

STRUCK IN HOUSE. DEFENCE OF DOMINION APPEAL BY MR. J. A. LEE. APPROVAL. Or BOTH SIDES. (By Tplpjjrnrh. -rnrllnmonfnry Tloporfer.) WELLINGTON , . I hi- day. Although ilip ,\ddres«in-Reply debate occupied practically the whole of yesterday in tlio H~oii*p nf Representatives (lip comments of |hp five «peaker-. who look pitrt hurl tii lake «econd place t.i ii -laleuiPiil Hindi- l>y Hip I , rime Minister, Mr, ,|| (|,,. nmunriK'r men I of I lie sitting*, when in answer tii hm iirsenl i|Mi-«lioii lie int iiimti'il Ihat Ihr- (i'm eminent miuht have h> reconsider it-> \ iiM\» on thi< sjini rant ceil price fnr dairy pn.iliice in view nf I lie ulneeHon Hint 111111 been raised {>> Hip principle tin i!\i'_'l'"iM i in- ciiunt r\ ■ Tin- liHili-nl nf tlip' Atldres«in Reply dehate win ibe defence ( .f Hip Dominion, mill ii pica-ting null- \\:m Htnick when Mr. •I. A. I .pi- (I in\ i-rnint'iit. Grey I,vim) rti-kllii\v|p(l>fi>(| tin- assistance given to 1 1\(- voluntary system by Opposition MIPnillPI'M. Ml- II |l|>Pll It'll 111 111 l lIIIMIIIxTI to help in securing nil plVirii-nt dpfi-lii'p fiirpp fur New /calami. It was evident (lint lii -j I'l-niiirki wi-ri- wi-ll received l)v lintli sides i,f Hip Iliiiitf. In return (In- comments nf Mr. W. J. Poleoii (National, Strut ford), who paid n trilnitp to tlip work of several Ministers, wimi- nn iniliciitinn Hint nil Government activities wore not frowned upon by the Opposition. His ninidi-n speech win ninilp by Mr. 0. ('. Kidd (National), who displaced Hip Labour member for Waitaki at tinRpriPinl i-li'ition. He proved 11 fluent ♦ppiikcr. lint opened no new ground. Mr. A. L. .lull (Nntioiml. Waipawa). who had had a three years' spoil from I'nrliiinipiitarv duties, pntcrt a hied thp House, for nn hour witli witty and at times sari'astic references to Govprnment aetivitien. Nome r>f his references to (toverriTiient policy drew interjection;* from members of the Government, and Inupfhter from him colleajfiies. Whpn the House rose for the wppk»nd 30 speakers had contributed to the debate. Of these 25 were Government members, 13 Opposition and one Independent. The debate will be resumed on Tuesday afternoon.