“ABROGATION OF JUSTICE"

Hawera Star, Volume L, 19 December 1930, Page 5

“ABROGATION OF JUSTICE"

THEODORE’S CONDEMNATION 1 “ENTITLED TO A FAIR TRIAL.” ANGRY SCENE IN PARLIAMENT. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph (Copyright.! Received 10.30 a.m. to-day. CANBERRA, Dec. 19. Two' Opposition members, including Mr Latham, refused to serve as managers on a committee of both Houses to consider amendments to the Northern Territory Administration Bill owing to Mr Theodore being on the committee. Others were appointed in their rtead. Senator Daly, expressing regret at the incident, said he felt there had been an abrogation of British justice owing to certain members refusing to sit with Mr Theodore, who was entitled to a fair trial by an impartial jury. An earlier message reported that there was an angry scene in the House of Representatives last night, when Mr J. E. Fenton introduced the schedule imposing an export duty of id per pound on sheepskins in wool, obviously with the idea of helping the local fellmongery industry. . Opposition members shouted ‘ ‘ Sean- ’ ’ and ‘ ‘ How much did the Labour Party get out of this?” while somebody interjected with something about the Mungana leases, which brought Mr Theodore to his feet. He walked towards the Opposition benches amid a terrific din and a fight seemed imminent, but the intervention of members of both sides of the House prevented a display of fisticuffs, which a minute before seemed inevitable

SURPRISE DECISION. TRADE DISORGANISED. MELBOURNE, Dec. 18. General surprise was expressed at the Federal Government’s export duty of a halfpnny a pound on sheepskins, in the face of an adverse report by the Tariff Board. Trade in sheepskins consequently is completely disorganised. The sales today were postponed until to-morrow to enable exporters to consider the position. The unanimous opinion after their meeting was that the duty would depreciate the value of sheepskins throughout Australia to the full amount of the export duty. The view also was expressed that country members of the Labour Party would suffer at the 'next election for allowing such heavy losses to he passed on to woolgrowers.