Silent watch as bill debated
By
PETER LUKE,
political-reporter -I ■ h [ I : Top State union officials maintained an impassive vigil last evening as the State Sector Bill went through ■ its committee stage in Parliament. Conspicuous in the public galleries were the Combined State Unions’ president, Mr Colin Hicks, and i the secretary, Mr Colin Clark. | Beneath them in the House, the last (rites of the bill 1 were administered. But while the State union heads were silent, the debate in the! j committee stage was heated. '(!' | The Opposition moved
amendment after amendment, forcing each deci-! sior | to' a division. i| |i 11 It s( arguments were well reh jarsedHand many Oppos fion members taunted firs -term Government mepibers to break their i political silence over!the ( bill | i !!■!.<■;! 'JI | I i j The; Opposition member for ( Waikaremoana, Mr Roger; McClay, alleged that (two members of the Government had made violent threats to him. The bill is (likely . to rec rive its third reading this (evening and will then ' req .lire only the Royal Ass mt to become law — well inside the Government deadline of April 1.
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