N.S.W. AFFAIRS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 180, 2 July 1931, Page 7

N.S.W. AFFAIRS

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS RELEASED CO R RESPONDENCE WITH GOVERNOR. POLITICAL SCANDAL. (United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) SYDNEY, July 1. The fact has leaked out that the reason prompting the Governor, Sir Philip Game, to suggest a Round Table Conference of political parties was that tlio Premier, Mr J. T. Lang, had indirectly hinted for sufficient political appointments to tlio Upper House to enable him to carry his legislation. Sir Philip refused the request and suggested alternatively a Round Table Conference, which the Caucus rejected. The incident is now responsible for another political scandal, which originated in the Legislative Assembly today, when Mr T. R. Bavin, Leader of the Opposition, asked Mr Lang whether he would produce in the House the correspondence which passed between himself and the Governor.

Mr Lang replied that he had no objection and would ascertain whether His Excellency would give his permission.

The Governor freely assented, with the result that Mr Lang to-night released not only the correspondence associated with this incident, but also the whole correspondence and some confidential documents which passed between Mr Bavin when Premier and the Governor, relating to recommendations for honours.

AN AMAZING SERIES,

REBUFF FOR MR LANG

MR BAVIN’S HONOURS LIST,

Received July 2, 10.30 a.m. SYDNEY, July 2. The Telegraph states : “Letters tabled in tlio Legislative Assembly yesterday form probably the most amazing series of official documents ever made public.

“Correspondence between the Governor and the Premier reveal, among other things, that the Governor declined to ask Mr Lang to surrender his commission; also, that the Governor as late as Tuesday afternoon refused a request by Mr Lang for additional appointments to the Upper House in order to carry out his taxation legislation. “Among the documents is a list, marked ‘secret,’ of New Year honours suggested hv Mr Bavin when he uas Premier of New South Wales. These include a knighthood for Mi' R. T. Ball, who was Minister of Lands in the last Bavin Administration.

“Mr Bavin said that lie communicated with the Governor, who pointed out that lie had given permission only for the publication of letters relating to the proposals he had made for a round table conference to discuss the financial problems.” PLANS OF MR LANG. POLICY STATEMENT SOUGHT. SYDNEY, July 1. In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr Bavin, Leader of the Opposition, asked the Premier, Mr J. 1. Lang, whether he proposed to make a statement to the House oil the financial policy of the Government. Mr Lang replied that his Government’s financial policy was wellknown. but, under the constitution as it is, his Government was unable to carry it out.