SEATS IN HOUSE

Hokitika Guardian, 14 October 1933, Page 5

SEATS IN HOUSE

WORDS EXCHANGED

BETWEEN LYE AND- McDOUGALL„

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WELLINGTON; October 14,

The report'bf the World Conference way further discussed in- the House of Representatives- yesterday. afternoon until it .was'interrupted'by the rising of the House a# 5,30' p.ih. till Tuesday. A difference, or Opinion' occurred between Mr D. McDougaU (Govt., Macaura), and Mr F.'Lye (Govt., Waikato), as to whether Mr McDougaU,- who still' occupied a scat- on tho Government side of the House should take up his position elsewhere. in the course of the debate Mr McDpugall declared that the ■ Government! had been responsible for forcing down tho standard'. of 'living. “I am very, sorry 1 was not kicked out of the establishment! lop g ago. T' am out now,, and 1 aiu glad ! of it”’ Mr . Lye:' “Then you ought to sitj somewhere else,” i' ' . Speaking later in th e debate Mr Lyo said that; ill; common decency, Mr AicDougall sheul.4' consider getting into more congenial eoiijipapy, “I think it-is tiliio lie considered taking somo other ' Rising to a pointy of order,Mr Mo Dougalf uslyod -for thp Sneaker's opiu* ion op. ',T under,, stand that the Speaker is’the one wlm allocates'the seats’ip this House. If ho says I should mover out of; this seat, [ will be only to "pleased to-do so, bit ■I am not-'going tp leave’this seat fur the. member' pft Waikato; or any- member of the "Ministry, ~unless it is the desire of .the ' The Speaker - (-the ,Hon.' Sir Charles Stathani),; said - it, was 1 not his- duty to allocate seats the House, except, °f course, v that the, fpori# 1 ' benches -on his right were Tory- flip '.Government, and those op hin-deft for t|ie Opposition. As far as The -other, seat's* were concerned, he only camp into .(he matter in the event of, a-dispute.” ' ,

, “If . any .dispute said \tJy» Speaker, “I will certainly decide the matter.” ' •’