RAILWAY PASSES,
4 CAUSTIC PRESS COMMENT. BY ' CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION rCOPYRIGHT. l (Received Dec: 23, 10.10 ajn.) . 4 SYDNEY, Dec. 23. •The Assembly’s attempt to vote the members who stood the uicid of three Parlihments gold railway passes for lijfe- and the Council’s firm; .stand : in 'scotching the proposal is, serving as an outlet for, much caustic'press corres''pondence;regardiiig the ethics .of irieni/ hers of the Assembly. This follows a threat by certain members of the''Government to force: the proposal through ’py ': swamping .the Council witli hew members. It, however, transpires that the Ministry; is divided on the subject, ana .sucli action is'-likely to cause Ministerial disruption. In view: of this , and the hot : distant election the indi-cations-are that, the Government will take a safer course of eschewing heroics.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 23 December 1924, Page 5
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