Upper House Discusses Its Own Future
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 7. Criticism of the attitude of the House of Representative members of the joint constitutional reform committee to the question of the future of the Legislative Council was expressed by Legislative Councillors today when they continued their discussion of the joint committee’s report that, it had no recommendation to make. Legislative Councillors alleged that some House members of the joint committee had ignored the evidence presented in favour of a second chamber of the legislature and had shown that they had prejudiced the case.
Sir William Perry (Wellington) said it was admitted even by the abolitionists that the evidence was in favour of a second chamber. It was also painfully obvious that the abolitionists were determined with obstinate perversity to disregard the evidence.
Mr P. J. O’Kane (Wairoa) said it was to be regretted that some members of the joint committee would not play ball and went there with the idea of sabotaging the whole thing. That was not what was expected of men in responsible positions.'
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Greymouth Evening Star, 8 October 1948, Page 8
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