Chamber and Lobby

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 8, 1 August 1930, Page 5

Chamber and Lobby

GOSSIP FROM PARLIAMENT MR POLSON AND MR STEWART CLASH. WELLINGTON, This Day. As was generally expected the hostile vote against the Budget was taken last night and the debate has now resumed its dreary course. The attacks again-st the Government were generally levied at the customs and petrol taxation, the farmer for increasing iue cost of living and the latter for not benefiting the backblocks for farmers. It is extremely doubtiul whether the Government wall be able to catij the latter proposal. POSITION OF INDEPENDENTS* Although tli» Mcfendents, with tho exception of Mr Lysnar. and Mr Hogan who has always supported the Government voted against tho hu< get proposals last night, it was evident from Sir V. J. Poison's s,.eoch that they <M so with reluetanco Tho member lor Stratford s cutieisros were directed largely against Reform.

rural advances. He act the best of ft clash with Mr Downie Stewart over rural advances, tor which the a ,-r who nroceeded him had heoii Finance wno claiming credit. Mr Poison was paiUcularly severe on Mr Coates m eon nection with his attitude on the t iff question, particularly in connection with wheat duties. ..Why” ).C HSlifl ‘ho '“ d ' ;r ° f O PI 2U "oxolude ** to bartoy I™-* *"« fl His inference ‘ hiv ‘. t,bG So ' rtll W“"<> «-»• «. ,’T had ft leader of the upp t htf - » land the tools ot dilo possible. T wonder if the Hon. Gentleman Height of the duties on farm mpleni(Hits which bis Government put c«, asked Mr Poison. Mr Coates: T voted against it. Mr Poison: A Government put these taxes on the Statute Book and the leader of that voted agahit it. What sort of control or policy does that disclose? MR, HOLLAND CRITICISED. * I/at or Mr. Poison dealt witt Mr. Holland’s attitude in attacking; the Government and vet keeping them in power. Ho was going to find it difficult to justify that attitude. The elector would say later on “you had your opportunity; you were dissatisfied with this Government’s legislation, and yet you let them go on legislating”. A spirited defence of the Government was made by the Hon. Do L;» Perelle this morning, in reply l‘» M,r Downie Stewart. Incidentally he twitted, the member for Stratford in not knowing where lie was in voting against the Government, lie declared that the Government had to balance its budget and the money was being found m tlie fairest, possible way.