SECESSION MOVEMENT
WESTERN AUSTRALIA DELEGATION IN LONDON LONDON, November 15. The secessionists announce that numerous conferences regarding procedure have been held, and that investigation of their case by a select committee of Parliament, which will hear evidence from the delegation, is much more important than the ceremonial presentation of a petition at the bar of the House; therefore, it has been decided to follow the practice usually pursued in connection with petitions — namely, a member of the House of Commons will place the petition in a bag behind the Speaker’s chair. The petition will then go to the Standing Committee, after which, if certified in proper form, it will be placed on the table of the House. The delegation anticipates that a member will then move for the appoint l ment of a select committee to examine witnesses for and against their case. The, secessionists say that the Imperial Parliament alone has the requisite constitutional legal powers to deal with the question.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22422, 17 November 1934, Page 13
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