LIVELY N.S. WALES PARLIAMENT.
STRONG ATTACK OX GOVERNMENT. WANT OF CONFIDENCE MOTION. MR. WILLIS’S DOCUMENT.
timiTßD PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT} SYDNEY, July 24. In the Assembly Mr Cann (Treasurer) stated that he proposed asking for a special Bill, authorising the raising of three millions in London for railway duplication and other works. In the House, Mr. Wade, leader of the Opposition, strongly attacked •the Government, principally upon its financial administration, whereto lie attributed the present high cost of Regarding vaccination, he condemned the oroposal to vaccinate infants onlv, who could not hit back. In view of the hold small-pox had gained in the city and suburbs the obvious course was to make vaccination universal, to protect the willing against the unwilling. The Government s proposal was an exhibition of want of courage in dealing with an urgent matter. He concluded his speech by moving a direct want-of-confklence motion. The debate in the House was adjourned until this afternoon. Mr. Holman, the Premier, gave notice of a motion rescinding the authorisation of the printing of the document tabled by ex-Speaker W lllis, attacking the Lieutenant-Governor and that the document be expunged from the records of the House. The document, ho said, had not been read when Mr Willis secured the motion tor printing it, which the Government supported. Sir Holman continued that after reading the document he decided to move that it be expunged.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3993, 25 July 1913, Page 5
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