THE ABOLITION BILL

Northern Advocate, 17 February 1926, Page 4

THE ABOLITION BILL

. REJECTION ‘CONSIDERED INEVITABLE. LABOUR COUNCILLORS IN REVOLT (Received 12.41 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. A Labour alderman, at a meeting of the City Council objected to letting the Town, Hall night for a monster public meeting of protest .against abolition of the Legislative Council. Finally permission was given, .provided . that a, petition to the King, would not be signed at the meeting. At a, meeting of Labour-members of the Legislative Council, Mr Willis an-_ übunced that the vote on the Abolition BjR would be postponed till next week. ■Notwithstanding the fact that over - forty Labour members were circularised 7 by Mr Willis to attend the meeting, only twenty-seven put in an appear- ■ ance. .Mr Willis announced that no pairs would be allowed , while the Abolition Bill was under consideration. ■

It is now generally admitted in political Labour circles that the Bill ‘is certain to be - rejected when it cOmcs to the vote. There is a large section of Labour members in the Council now they are being compelled to attend Parliament during .the hottest months of the summer. Another grievance iaThj| that many have to come from long dis- • tanc.es at considerable personal ex- 1 pense.—A. and N.Z.