THE HOUSING SCHEME

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XIX, Issue 6278, 23 July 1921, Page 2

THE HOUSING SCHEME

LIVELY DEBATE IN COMMONS

LLOYD-GEORGE ON REDUCTION. DL L TO .MONETARY SHORTAGE. (Australian amt N.Z. Cub'o ' (Received 8 a.m.) LONDON, July 21. An exciting deba.te took place in the J Inuse of Commons on a motion by .Mr.

A-iputh (Opposition) to reduce the vote ;or the Ministry oi Health by U 1.00 as a protest against the Government hoilsin i scheme I eductions. I).;. Addison, who lately resigned) the Ministry of Health, look lire opportunity to make a vehement attack 5u the (bit eminent, and wa.s loudly cheered by an expectant Opposition. He denounced the econbniy in lion'ine: mutters, when millions ot pound' nuei'c being spent in Russia. Mesopotamia, Palestine, a nil Turkey.

'1 ho Premier, Mr Lloyd, George, in a lighting speech, administered a crushing rebuke, lie cotumeueed by taunting Dr Addison with enjoying the irceJoin of a resigned Minister. There was, he said, plenty of zeal on the part of the Opposition for returned prodigals; nevertheless, a lew days ago he xxa* personally delending Dr. .V.idishn from his present friends, who grudged him two months' salai.v. Dr Addison iva s winning lame cheaply hy the sacrifice of his two months' salary This caused an nproar, and there were cries o; ' ; Linudioiw;" ai1.,1 "Withuraw.'' ; The Speaker (Mr .1. 11. Whiteley) then jute.: pn ed. and pointed out that Dr. Addison Inal strongly attacked the (.re, eminent. and the Opposition must listen to the repl.x.

Jlv temporarily restored order, and Air Lloyd GDirJte. continuing, said the

(iovernmeli I s policy xva,- to avorrf commitments which miglit.enable (he ImiUl

ers to put up prices against. the Government.

The interruption- continued, ebnvng < bietlv Irom the Labour Party. which

was very angry. In a dashing eonnter-a(tack Mr Lloyd George eomdnded; The housing scheme lias been etti. down because we are facing one of the urea test trade slumps Rriuiin ever witnessed, and the Government is fined with the mu-t anxious monetary podtion. Mr Asquith's amendment was rejected hv if-3d voles to 67.