LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 23 December 1925, Page 11

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

THE NEW APPOINTMENTS. GOVERNOR’S OPPOSITION A DOTATION TALK RENEWED. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. (Received Dec. 23, 11.50 p.m.) ‘ SYDNEY, Dec. 23. It now transxiires that the Governor was not actually a consenting party to the flooding of the Legislative Council. His Excellency in the early stages rejected the Government’s demands. At one stage it was thought by Cabinet that he would resign. The Governor ultimately agreed to consult the Dominions Office. It appears that Mr Lang had communicated direct with the Home Office, and the Governor was subsequently notified from England that he must accept the advice of his Ministers. No written undertaking was given to the Governor, regarding the Government’s attitude towards the abolition of the Council, hut an undertaking was given verbally by a member of the Ministry. An influential section of the caucus is now clamouring for the abolition of the Council, and a Bill to give effect to this will probaby be introduced during the present Parliament. The Government also intends to amend the constitution to enable women to be appointeh to, the Upper House. SENIORITY RESTORED TO RAILWAY STRIKERS. AUGMENTED COUNCIL AT WORK. Received Dec. 23. 12.50 p.m.. SY’DNEY. Dec. 23. With the aid of the new appointees, the Government succeeded in passing the Government Railways Amendment Bib in the Legislative Council. The Bill validates the action of the Railway Commissioners in restoring the s?niortv of the 1917 strikers.