SUSPENSION OF TRAINING

Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1930, Page 11

SUSPENSION OF TRAINING

BILL BEFORE UPPER HOUSE AN ADVERSE MOTION MOVED. “POOR RETURN IO BRITAIN.” By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Moving the second reading of the Defence (temporary) Amendment Bill in the Legislative'' Council to-day Sir Thomas Sidey said the main object of the Bill was to effect a saving of £295,OOffi Sir James Allen moved that the Bill should be read that day six months. If economies were to be effected that eould have been done, by reducing the Estimates. New Zealand would make a poor return to Great Britain if it' scrapped its defence system,. It was: impossible in the space of twelve inputfis to decide whether , t a ./volunteer ( system j would, be a,/success or not. , ...J The debate .was adjourned,. . ■ i . The Crimes zYmejidment Bill, was put; through the commi,t,tqe stages and;pass-' e<L ' • •.. Sir John .Sinclair, ~,inov,ed that the Council record .its view .that ■ Empire united be the. guiding principle with the coming Imperial.. Conference, lie expressed the hope, that/npt,liji|g would be. {lone at the conference to .Imperil, tfie present relationship bet}ycpn:-V 1( ? dominions, and . Britain. ■.:•■'/ • :• The motion w;as - seconded •by Sir James Allen, ..whpvsaid jt b was, becoming increasingly ..difficult. ■ to. keep the parts of the Empire; .together. As a result of the 1926 conference the Dominions had been i; given- extraordinarily wide powers -. and New. •> Zealand’s delegates. should , do . everything- possible :to bring about closer? relationship’be 1 1. ween the.various Dominions; The Hon. J,- A. Hanan, said a wider view was being- take ll , of. world affairs, but he did not .think they Lad yet reach-ed-the stage whenthey -should cease to develop the British. Empire.

Sir ' Francis Bell /said ■ there was a greater need than; most people realised for the motion; •-.

Replying, the Leader of the Council, Sir Thomas Sidey, said the Government was quite in accord with ’Sir John Sinclair’s motion. He realised the importance of the coming conference. The motion was carried.