N.S.W. POLITICS.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16712, 30 January 1926, Page 5

N.S.W. POLITICS.

ABOLITION OF COUNCILS EFFORTS OF THE NATIONALISTS. "A FIRST-CLASS CRISIS." and N.Z. Gable Assn.} Received January 30, 10.20 a.m. SYDNEY, January 30. Referring to the suggested move by the opponents of the Abolition Bill to organise a petition to the Governor to dissolve Parialment, Mr Lang says It is now apparent that the Nationalist politicians, assisttd by the Nationalist Press, are prepared to bring ..about a first-class constitutional crisis in their defence of the life nominees.

The first move of the Nationalists, he says, was to Incite the

Nationalist majority In the Legislative Council to destroy all Labour Bills not approved by Mr Bavin and his colleagues. It was hoped the. Government would either meekly accept the dictation of the life nominees or throwthe country into the turmoil and expense of another general election. The Government, however, emphatically declined to accept dictation, either rom the undemocratic and non-representative 1 Council or from the leaders of a political party so decisively rejected by the electors six months ago. It appears, says Mr Lang, that a new line of attack is to dictate to the Governor and insolently to instruct him how best to give, effect to the policy of the Nationalists.