NOT IN THE BAG—YET.

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 67, 20 March 1931, Page 6

NOT IN THE BAG—YET.

"It has been very curious to me as a bystander," remarked Captain Eushworth (Country Party, Bay of Islands) in the House of Eep^esentatives last night, "to observe the reaction that has been set up in ffe minds of the various members in connection with the Bill before tho House, and not the least curious is the fact that all party ties seem to cut across, and decisions apparently are being made in the following way—whether consciously or unconsciously I do not know: Wo have before us a mass of facts or alleged facts, and some of us are accepting some of them and rejecting others, while others again are rejecting the first series and accepting others. In one bag we havo the Leader of the , Labour Party and Sir Francis 8011, I and in another bag the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Mataura. (Loud laughter.) Tho honourable member for Wellington Central the other night used the phrase 'Excuse Mo Waltz,' and if it is permissible for me to use such a light illustration it would almost appear that the Leader of the Opposition' and the Leader of tho Labour Party had changed partners and the dance goes on." The Leader of the Labour PaTty (Mr. H. E. Holland): "Which bag are you in?"( Laughter.) Captain Kushworth: "I am not m the bag yet." ' Mr. P. Frasor (Labour, Wellington Central): "You will be sacked after the election." (Laughter.)