THIRD READING
FIDUCIARY NOTES BILL'
OPPOSITION ASSISTS ,j
CANBERRA, 26th March; Members of the Opposition Bayed th* Government from defeat in Committee in the House of Representatives after the Beasley group had crossed the floor. There were scenes of wild excitement as Mr. J. H. Scullin. moved the gag during a discussion on a clause in the Fiduciary Notes Bill. The Government Whip conferred with Mr. J. G. Latham, Leader of the Opposition, and he motioned to two Nationalists to join the Government benches. A number of other Nationalists refrained from voting. The gagwas carried by 34 votes to 25. Mr. Latham later explained that ha had arrangod with the Government that the Opposition would agree to the Committee stages being pushed through. The Bill was then read for the third time.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 73, 27 March 1931, Page 9
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132THIRD READING Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 73, 27 March 1931, Page 9
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