COST OF THE SESSION
MR. FORBES CRITICISED
Criticism of the statement made by the Prime Minister (the Eight Hon. Gr. "W. Forbes) regarding the expense of the present session of .-Parliament was made by Mr. H. E. Holland, M.P., Leader of the Labour Party, when speaking at the Labour Conference today.
"On 30th March a deliberately misleading statement was given to the Press by the Prime Minister regarding the extra cost to the country of the special session," he said. "In this statement Mr. , Forbes included the salaries of members and officers of Parliament and other items of expense which go on whether the House is in session or recess. He even included depreciation of furniture as an extra due to the holding of the session. This grossly inaccurate statement was made clearly for the purpose of discrediting the Labour Party in its opposition to the tvage reductions. Its only effect was to discredit the Government."
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 81, 7 April 1931, Page 10
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156COST OF THE SESSION Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 81, 7 April 1931, Page 10
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