YESTERDAY IN THE HOUSE
* (From Our Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, October 31. The real contest on the Electoral Amendment Bill began in the House of Representatives this evening with the moving of the second reading, and after a division had been taken or. a motion for urgency, which the Government won by 39 to 34 votes, the House settled down to a long debate. The Prime Minister (the Rt.-Hon. P. Fraser) struck the first-blow when he moved for urgency before the second reading debate had began, but the Opposition had a counter ready at hand. They refused to grant Mr Fraser an extension of time. This appeared to upset the Prime Minister's-plans, and his speech was not as effective as had been expected. Debating honours for the evening were with the Opposition. There was a vigorous discussion until the House went off the air at 10.30 p.m. The Government then ceased to put up speakers. There were so many Opposition jeers at this that the next speaker, Mr E! P. Aderman (Opposition, New Plymouth) had to wait till the noise subsided before he began. In the afternoon a lively discussion on why the arrival of the Andes was delayed by two days "was a feature of consideration of Ministers' replies to members' questions.
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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24712, 1 November 1945, Page 4
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