PARTY7 LEADERS AT GRIPS ONCE MORE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 219, 15 September 1928, Page 7

PARTY 7 LEADERS AT GRIPS ONCE MORE

MATTER OF PROCEDURE (“Chronicle” Special Parliamentary Service— Copyright throughout New Zealand.) WELLINGTON. Sept. 14. The rights of the Leader of the Opposition in drawing attention to needs of other electorates than his 'own formed the subject of a brief passage at arms between Mr Holland and Mr Coates, in the House of Representatives to-night. While Air Wright was speaking, Mr Holland interposed with reference to the lack of facilities for the transport of school children between Nghauranga and Kaiwarra, near We.lington. Mr Coates interjected with a remark zhat it was not the custom for a member to go outside his own district. Mr Holland: Is it improper for the Leader of the Opposition to do sol ‘‘Wait until the Minister of Education has finished. Then I’ll tell you.” was the reply. When Air Wrigfit had finished, Air Hol and jumped to his feet, saying: ‘‘l am going to tell the Prime Minister that as Leader of the Opposition lam entitled to take up the complaints of any member. 1 am entitled to use any case to illustrate my arguments. Had the Prime Alinister thought twice, he would not have made that a together unpardonable interruption.’ ’

Mr Coates: I may have misunderstood you. If you used it as a reference, that *s all right, but otherwise 1 say it’s unusual aivl not generally done. If 1 have done you an injustice I apologise, but again I say it is not usual for a member to ask facilities outside his own district. This, at any rate, wil serve as an indication that we expect the usual formula to be followed. After all. though we differ political y, there’s a camaraderie that exists in Parliament. Air Armstrong: Especially at election time. Air Coates: Oh then I am only too glad to pick the Leader of the Opposition up if I can. but we all know how far to go. Air Holland: Well, you have made a bad miss this time. It was quite evident, said Air Holland, that the Prime Alinister was not istening, otherwise he would have known that the ease referred to was used just as an i'lustration, and would not have made such a bad miss in trying to make a catch.