POLITICAL NOTES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2500, 29 June 1915, Page 8

POLITICAL NOTES

JJEETIN6 OF REFORM PARTY

"SPLENDID UNANIMITY" 'A meeting of the Government Party was held yesterday. After the meeting, Mr. I). B. Guthrio (Senior Government Whip) made a brief statement to the Press. He stated that many important questions were under cTjscussioti. . -The caucus was one of the best ever held by the Reform Party. Thirtynine members were present, tho absentees being Mr. J. B. Hino, who was absent from Wellington on privato business, and to. paired during Ms absence, and the Speaker, Mr. Lang. Tho caucus,' said Mr. Guthrio, displayed a deep interest and splendid unanimity in its attitude towards questions which at the present are of the greatest import to the Empire. . The meeting lasted for practically tho whole of the day. It is understood that one of the subjects clisousscd was the proposed National Government. The strength ■of the party is 41; there were 39 at tho caucus: Mr. Hine was accounted for, and Mr. Speaker never attends meetings of the party. : The tally of 41, of course, includes Mr. Tan Hen are, who was present at the meeting.

BUSINESS FOR TO-DAY. Tho House will bo asked' to-day to pass the Suspension of' Disqualification During War Bill, dealing with tlio case of members of either House of the Leg. islature going on active service. Tho Government will claim urgency for the Bill, and will ask the House to put it through all stages. -Tho Loan Bill will be introduced, and if the House offers no objection it may be'procceded with. Tho Address-in-Reply debate may com-, jnence this evening.

THE WAR LOAN. 'A hint to the.pcoplo of New Zealand not to be too hasty in rushing to invest in the British war loan was given' by tlie Minister of Finance in conversation with a reporter yesterday "I don't think," said Mr. Allen, "that people should rush into any scheme for remitting money Homo until they have heard what wa may do in New Zealand. The Government have under consideration a proposal to give to the people of "New Zealand an opportunity of investing some of their moneys more permanently than by simply putting them in the Post Office Savings Bank." In reply to a question on the subject, Mr. Allen said lie did not think the effect of the proposed scheme would be to cause big withdrawals from the Post Office Savings Bank. "The man who deposits his money in the Post Office lias' it at call always," he said, "and he has it thero as a handy security. Under our scheme ho will be asked to give it to us for a-term of years. I don't think this will affect the Post Office Savings Bank at all."