FLOODING N.S.W. UPPER HOUSE

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 November 1931, Page 3

FLOODING N.S.W. UPPER HOUSE

Former Offer Accepted at Last POSSIBLE EXPLANATION SYDNEY, Nov. 21. The swearing-in of new Council appointees will probably take place on Tuesday. The two women includes are the first to be appointed to me Upper House. The Daily Telegraph says that, though apparently sudden, the Governor’s decision is believed to date back to last December, when the Premier asked for eighty appointments. Sir Philip Game then offered 25, and it was not till yesterday that this offer was accepted. With its stronger hand the Government is now expected to revive immediately its mechanical hare-raeing legislation, the Arbitration Bill in its original form, the Insurance Companies Deposit Bill, and possibly a 5s in £ wage tax. Mr. Bavin, leader of the Opposition, said that he was at a loss to understand why the appointments were made. Any measures which were defeated in the Upper House were defeated by Mr. Lang’s own party. There could be no possible justification for the appointment of so large a number. Mr. Boyce, leader of the Opposition in the Council, said: “1 am astounded at the number of the appointments. To my mind, the Council was the bulwark of the people’s freedom. What it has done to he treated in this manner passes my coinprehension. ’ ’ New Guard Rattles the Sabre CALL TQ LOYAL CITIZENS. Received Sunday, 9.5 p.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 22. The New Guard views with disgust the appointment to the Legislative Council of persons who by their' own utterances are proved to be disloyal to the King, Empire and Commonwealth, says Captain Sutherland, ‘ ‘ military secretary” of the New Guard which he declared is fortified in its determi nation to join in an unceasing battle with the disloyalists. Only two courses are open to the community, firstly' service and submission to the dictation of a junta of union secretaries, or secondly, refusal to submit. In this erisis, the New Guard expects loyal citizens to rally to its colours as they did seventeen years ago. The appointments may shortly serve to demonstrate to the Government whether the New Gubrd is waning in force as some Ministers have declared. Stock Exchange Nervous Received Sunday, 5.5 p.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 22. The Stock Exchange this morning displayed some hesitancy as a result of the political surprises. They were lower at the opening but mostly recovered later. Bank of New South Wales shares after changing hands at £3O IDs firmed to £3O 15s 4d. Governor’s Consent His Own Responsibility NO ACTION BY WHITEHALL. LONDON, Nov. 20. The Sun-Herald says that there is little doubt that Sir Philip Game’s consent to the appointments was given entirely on his own responsibility. It states that Mr. Willis’s consultations at Whitehall were confined almost solely to informing the authorities of Mr. Lang 7 s attitude. There is no reason to think that Sir Philip Game sought advice ■ here or that the British Go\ eminent departed from the scrupulously impartial policy whereby Governors, as His Majesty’s direct representatives, act on their own initiative.