A 22-HOUR DEBATE.
M.P.'s SIT ALL NIGHT. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. • (Reed. 11.30 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 24. The House of Commons concluded to- ' day _ # sitting of 22 hours. Twenty opponents of the Government marched through the division lobby 20 times during the night. The House discussed throughout the night the Lords' amendments to the Board of Agriculture Bill, consisting of 17 -pages. By ten o'clock in the morning only the sixth page had been reached. About 20 members of the Opposition and 120 Ministerialists were present. .1
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17663, 27 December 1920, Page 5
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88A 22-HOUR DEBATE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17663, 27 December 1920, Page 5
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