LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
NEW LEADER ANNOUNCED SIR JAAIES PARR’S APPOINTMENT. WELLINGTON, October 9. The appointment of Sir James Parr as a member and Leader of the Legislative Council was announced to-day by the Prime Alinister (Air G. W. Forbes), who intimated that as the personnel of the Coalition Government was fixed at 10 members. Sir James Parr’s appointment did not involve a seat for him in the Executive Council or in the Cabinet. Mr Masters would continue to act as the Alinisterial representative in the Council. Sir James Parr would be sworn in and would duly take his place in the Council at its next sitting day.
Air Forbes explained that Air Masters, when he assumed the portfolios of Educa’ tion and Industries and Commerce, stated that on account of the serious responsi bilities of his new duties he would be unable to undertake the additional work of the Leader of the Council. Air Alasters felt himself reluctantly compelled, therefore. to ask to be relieved of the position of Loader of the Council, in order to devote his whole time to his Alinisterial offices. “ I acquiesced in this request, and Sir James Parr has now been appointed to the council, and will be entrusted with the duties of leader,” Air Forbes added. “ In this appointment a well-established precedent has been followed. Sir James Parr Lad considerable Alinisterial experience prior to being appointed High Commissioner for New Zealand in London, a position which he filled for four years. Parliament will now bo able again to have the advantage of his experience and knowledge of public affairs, just as in the case of his predecessors in the office of High Commissioner, who on their return to the Dominion were similarly appointed to the Legislative Council. I am thinking particularly of Sir William Hall-Jones, the late Sir Thomas Alackenzie, and Sir James Allen. Sir James Parr's legal attainments as a barrister of many years’ standing will
be of special value to the Council, which is largely a revising chamber in connection with the House legislation.”
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Otago Witness, Issue 4048, 13 October 1931, Page 23
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341LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Otago Witness, Issue 4048, 13 October 1931, Page 23
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