COAL MINES BILL CRISIS.
AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
LABOUR MAJORITY 45.
DISSOLUTION AVOIDED.
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright
'(Received March 21, 9.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 20. The decision of the Liberals not to risk a dissolution enabled the Government to pass safely through the dangers of the Committee stage of the Coal Mines Bill. The House of Commons rejected by 274 votes to 229 the Conservative motion to omit the provision empowering district coal boards to fix the minimum price at which all classes of coal should be sold. Some of the Liberals supported the Conservative motion, opposing the clauso regarding district levies for the purpose of facilitating the sale of certain classes of coal, but the Government carried its point. The Government also added a series of amendments giving effect to the undertakings to provide further safeguards for the consumers. The Committee stage was concluded and the house was adjouined.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20520, 22 March 1930, Page 11
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