FIXED EASTER.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 June 1928, Page 9

FIXED EASTER.

LULL PASSED BY COMMONS. CONSIDERATION' OF OBJECTION'S (British Official Wireless.) HUG BY, June 16. The House of Commons to-day passed, witnout a division, the third leading of the Bill for fixed date for Easter. This date will be the Sunday following the second Saturday in April. The Bill was promoted by Captain Bourne, Conservative member for Oxford. Lord Hugh Cecil (Conservative) moved an amendment providing that, before an Order-in-Council was made under the Bill,’ the Secretary of State should eerlit'v to the King that he had ascertained that the proposed appointmeiil of a fixed date for Easter would he generally acceptable throughout Christendom, and was approved bv the convocations of Canterbury and York and the National Assembly of the Church of England;' Sir Vivian Henderson, LJndor-Seere-tnrv for the Hotye Office.-‘objected to this amendment on the ground that it would give the power of veto to bodies with whom the Secretary of State would have to negotiate. Another member. Major Bireball, opposed the amendment for the leasoil that it would be beyond the power even of the present versatile Home Secretary to ascertain the view which would' be acceptable to Christian people throughout Christendom. The amendment was withdrawn and another more practicable amendment submitted bv Sir Henry Slesser (Labour) Hint, before making the order fixing Easter, regard should he had to anv opposition ‘‘officially expressed” bv tne Church of England, (•bo -Roman Catholic Ohuicli. and other Christian bodies. This amendment was adopted.