THE SESSION.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18414, 22 June 1925, Page 8

THE SESSION.

NO-CONFIDENCE AMENDMENT. OPPOSITION ATTITUDE UNCERTAIN. (special to "the TB.EiS.") WELLINGTON, June 20. The session, the last of the present Parliament, will commence on Thursday. With the General Election not far off there is certain to bo a great deal of talk and not a great deal of legislation. The session will probably last three months or a little longer. A no-con-fidence amendment may bo expected, if not from the Liberals, certainly from the Labour Party, and possibly on the first imprest Supply Bill. If Mr Gilford decides to move an amendment he will, of course, get in ahead of the Labour Party, but in view of Mr Wilford's recent statement about "vain quarrellings over petty things," it will be difficult for him to justity tho moving of a no-confidence amendment. The main part of the Governor-Gen-eral's Speech, which is delivered on the opening day, is already in print, and tne facts in regard to finance have been occupying the attention of the Treasury nnd the Hon. \Y. Nosworthy, who is acting as Minister of Finance, pending tho return of the lion. W. l)ownie Stewart. Tlio latter is now expected here on tho third, instead of the sixth of July, and will bo sworn in as Minister of Finance, so that, the reading of tho Budget speeoh will fall to his lot later in tho session.

In one of his recent speeches at Auckland, the Prime Minister stated that if Mr Stewart's, health had been more robust, the position as far as he (Mr Coates) was concerned might havo been vory different. Ho expressed the hope that Mr Stewart would come back much improved in health, to be tho Prime Minister's right-hand man, because he felt sure that such a combination would bo for tho good of the ihnninion as a whole. The last account by mail of Mr Stewart's health was that the muscles were reacting to the vaccine treatment administered* in Dr. Burbank's clinic. The reaction, as was expected, was severe, and Mr Stewart was unable to walk. The prospects were, however, that ho would make a good recovery.