LABOUR ATTACK ON GOVERNOR.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 17 March 1926, Page 9

LABOUR ATTACK ON GOVERNOR.

Mentioned In House Of Commons. COLONEL AMERY'S PLAIN STATEMENT, By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Reuter'a Telegrams. (Received March 16. 7.15 p.jn.) LONDON, March 15. The question of the constitutional problem in New South Wales was raised in the House of Commons by Miss Wilkinson, who asked Colonel Amery (Secretary for Dominion Affaire) whether the Governor’s refusal of Mr Lang’s request to appoint women to the Council had been referred to him, and what action he diad taken.

Colonel Amery replied in the negative. He remarked that it ’was hot understood that the Governor had refused additional appointments on the ground that the proposed appointees were women. There seemed to be some misconception in regard to the position of the Secretary of State, in relation to such matters. He emphasised the impropriety of tho Secretary of State issuing instructions to the Governor, in regard to tho exercise of his constitutional duties.

MR LANG'S OUTBURST.

FIERCE Jd’TACK ON CRITICS. By Cable—Prase Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z.' Cable Association. SYDNEY, March 16. The strenuous campaign of calumny and misstatement, which. has been raging in Sydney anti-Labonr Preas for the past fortnight, is finding an echo in tlie Press of Britain and other States said Mr Lang. “I am afraid the present campaign- of villification is calculated seriously to injur© the State. If the Government’s opponents would confine their criticism to the truth no exception could be taken, but the present campaign is one of naked falsehood and defamation. Not one word of official opinion has emanated from the Dominions Office on the powers of the Government, or of State Governors, yet by, a subtle perversion of the cables an attempt is being mado to lead the people to believe that Downing Street is against the Government in the present crisis. I warn the publio to read carefiujly all information purporting to come from either the Dominions Office, or from the Government of the State.”