THE "WHATSOEVER" STONEWALL.
The ' 'whatsoever stonewall put up Toy the, members of the 'Reform .Party two years agoy as the result : of which they induecd tli o' Government to insert a provision in the Land and Income Tax Amendment Bill for mooting cases of hardship "on. any fair and reasonable grounds 'whatsoever'," vas recalled in tlw House of Representatives yesterday. ... The Leader of the Opposition (the Eight Hon. J. G. Coates) saia he took -it that the introduction of th« closure:
would only be applied in clear cases of obstruction or unnecessary and tedious delay. A Labour voice: "Such as the 'whatsoever' delay." - .
Mr, Coates: "That 'whatsoever' was a wonderful word. A lot of amusement was caused at the time, but by it we saved the farmers about £200 3 000.'.'
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 76, 31 March 1931, Page 8
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