CABINET AND GOVERNOR

Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 89, 24 March 1931, Page 5

CABINET AND GOVERNOR

REBUFF FOR MR LANG

CONTROL IN UPPER HOUSE

NO FURTHER APPOINTMENTS

POLICY MEASURES BLOCKED

SYDNEY, March 23.

A grave political situation has been created by the action of the Governor, Bir Philip Game, refusing to make additional appointments to the Legislative Council.

The Premier, Mr J. T. Lang, approached the Governor at a special Executive Council meeting and requested the necessary appointments of La hour nominees to the Council to assure the passage of policy measures. His Excellency subsequently despatched an official reply to Cabinet that he was unable to accede to the demand of Mr Lang.

It was learnt that Ministerial circles will immediately communicate with the Imperial Government and request the recall of the Governor.

It is understood that his Excellency declined to make the appointments for the reason that the Government had not put forward sufficient reasons why he should accede to the request. The Government's application followed the action of the Legislative Council in referring the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill to a select committee. The Government accepted the decision in the nature of a challenge, and in the application to the Governor pointed out that the Council was impeding the Legislative programme.