Opening day for Parliament
Sir. — Your political correspondent. Cedric Mentiplay, misses one of the main points at issue in his column headlined “Parliament’s calendar and party convenience” in last Monday’s edition. The Opposition party leaders w r ere concerned that Mr Muldoon had left consultation with Mr Rowling regarding Parliament’s opening date until March 29, a mere six weeks beforehand. Mr Muldoon must have begun the necessary requirements to open Parliament long before this date. Likewise, the organisation of a major political party conference must be set in train much earlier than six weeks before due date. It is hard to believe the Prime Minister could not have given a tentative date for Parliament’s opening to Mr Rowling many weeks earlier. Mr Mentiplay’s dates for the opening and closing of Parliament. going back to 1954, were certainly interesting but were of small con-
sequence compared to the main cause of the problem as briefly outlined. — Yours, etc.,
A. J. D. COPLAND. April 7, 1978.
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