DOMINION'S STATUS
SOUTH AFRICAN &ILLS RESULTANT DISCORD FEARED CAPETOWN. Maroh 22 The Government's Constitutional Bills, which provide for a declaration of the status of. the South African Union, implement the Statute of Westminster and create a Royal Seal of Union, were introduced in Parliament to-day. Colonel Stallard appealed for the withdrawal of the bills on the ground that a declaration instead of a bond of unity might prove an apple of djscord. He said the people had expected that the coalition would result in the finish of constitutional troubles, and such legislation should not proceed without consultation with the the sister Domin-
,ons - The Minister of Defenoe, Mr. O. Pirow, read the Governor-General'B assent in so far as Hiß Majesty 8 interests were concerned, and advised Colonel Stallard to restate his points during the second reading debate on Wednesday. The country is accepting the bills as stabilising its position. The chief ppposition is in Natal, where the Statute of Westminster is regarded as an abandonment of the birthright of British subjects.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21758, 24 March 1934, Page 11
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