NEW SOUTH WALES UPPER HOUSE
ABOLITION CONTEST
'By Electric Telegraph.—Copy rich r. I (Australian A N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY. This Day. The Upper House abolition contest may be brought to an early crisis as the iesu.it of Mr Oakes notices of motion. There was a feeling in political circles last week that the Premier might change Ids tactics and leave the Bill tdi Inter in the year. During the week Mr Bang reiterated that he had not departed from tin* original plan of bringing down Ihe Abolition Bill at the end of the present session. He asserted that demoer.u-v as represented by the great Labour movement, would triumph, lie said there was only cue thing that could defeat democracy and the Labour moveinenl in the present crisis and that was treachery. lie added that when t ln* vote was taken, the Labour toll of frur won! 1 1 he shown.
Til.- State Governor has not yet been approached oltiiiallv by the Premier or any member of the Ministry concern ing Ihe .proposal to make additional appointments to the Legislative Council.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 16 February 1926, Page 3
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