PARTY SALLIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20870, 9 November 1929, Page 11

PARTY SALLIES.

EXCHANGES IN THE HOUSE. (From Our Parliamentary Reporter.! WELLINGTON, November fl. Party sallies were freely exchanged in the House or Representatives to-day during the speech of Mr W. D. Stewart (Reform member of Dunedin West) on the Appropriation Bill. In speaking of the manner in which the Labour Party had supported the Government, Mr Stewart said the Government members had acquired a permanent squint, looking over to the Labour Party.— (Laughter.) As the session had progressed ah the confidence of the Government had oozed out of it. The attitude of the Leader of the Labour Party had been interesting. Mr Holland was a tragic . “Is he not here? ’ asked Mr Stewart, looking round. “ I would like him to be here.” ■ Mt Holland made known his presence with the remark: “You are just as far astray as yen always are.” Mr C. L. Carr (Labour member for limaru), addressing Mr Stewart: “Perhaps the hon. member has a permanent squint. , Mt Stewart said that Mr Holland was a comic . figure. He hod to vote against Ins convictions so as not to put the Government out, and the Reform Party in. He had the idea we wanted to ’get into office, but ns I said to him at billiards we do not desire to go in off the red.”— (Laughter.) .Mr W. A. Veitch: We saw that joke in Australia five years ago, r Waite (Reform member for Clutha): You might see it here yet, too. Air Stewart said the Government had been Propped up for one session, but he did not think that such a thing could continue. It was too hard work.— (Laughter.) for Vvff’ (Labour member for Ljttelton): Who kept the Government 111 nr q. 0n t i le ,SV bllc serv ’ante’ salaries? Mr Stewart: WJio kept the Government in office on the land ami income tax?— (Reform laughter.) jWlford:’ I am afraid all the hon members inamcvring has come to nought, I do not think you have any compass. * Mr I. Langstono (Labour member for nit ® ald * be eform Party might not like going ln off the red," but it (tuB:? the table