PARLIAMENT.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20249, 29 May 1931, Page 11

PARLIAMENT.

SESSION OPENS ON JUNE 25TH. EARLY PRESENTATION OF BUDGET. [THB PEESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, May 2S. Parliament will assemble for its last session before the General Election on June 25th, according to a proclamation issued to-day. This is the last Thursday of tho month, the normal time for tho opening of the session. Tho Prime Minister, tho Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, intimated at the close Of the emergency session that he posed to call Parliament together fiJightly earlier than usual this year on account of the Government's intention to bring down taxation proposals, and in view of the fact that other important business had to be transacted before the election. It is understood that the reason for the Government's plans being altered is that tho national accounts will not be ready before the end of Jane. In view ot this there woulcl be no point in summoning Parliament earlier than usual. It was hoped by the Prime Minister that the Budget would be ready lor presentation about the end of nexil month, but in view of the postponement of the opening of the session, it appears that it will not make its appearance until early in July. It will contain an outline of the Government's income and other taxation proposals held over from the emergency session. These cannot be completed until the national accounts have been compiled. The Prime Minister's promised statemeat upon the result of the Hauraki by-election will be awaited with considerable interest throughout the country. Mr Forbes admitted, in a brief reference to the by-election this evening, that the outcome of the polling was "not without significance," and th 6 future attitude he will adopt will have a: strong bearing upon events in the House when the session' opens. He has already said that he is now determined that the Government will have no compunction in going to the country should a majority of the House express disapproval of his taxation proposals. It will be the Prime) Minister 's aim to introduce these as early as possible, and "it is understood that he will then give a fairly plain indication to the House whether he is prepared to accept an adverse vote as a sigh of no-confidence in the Government.