NATIONALISTS DO NOT MIND SITTING TILL JANUARY!

Grey River Argus, 19 October 1948, Page 2

NATIONALISTS DO NOT MIND SITTING TILL JANUARY!

WELLINGTON, Oct. 18 “Year alter .year we have to repeat the same complaint oi legisiu tion by exhaustion, and to asx ma. Parliament should be run on a iuua business-like basis,” said the Leaciei ol the Opposition, Air S. G. Holland, to-uay. ~ „ , “It seems to be inevitaole, he added, “that after spending 17 or lo weeks in discussions on general suojects, there should be concentraieu into the remaining five or six .weeks ot the session more actual legislation than Parliament had been asked to consider prior to this date.” He hoped that some day a Government would be found which would give Parliament a better opportunity of doing its work by spreading the legislative programme evenly over the whole session, said Mr Holland, that would enable every proposal to be fully examined within reasonable hours of sitting. “The fact that long hours are ahead of Parliament will not Geter the Opposition from maintaining its consistent attitude of making the closest examination of every proposal,” continued Mr Holland. “That will be done, even if we sit here until January.” The Oppositon, he said, saw no point in long-drawn-out discussions, but it must give most careful attention to all legislation. As an example, he said, the Finance Bill brought down last week was being scrutinised by four sub-committees of the party.