Victorian Government Has A Close Call
MELBOTTRATE, May 19. The Hollwav Government was saved from defpat 00 a snap motion 111 the Victorian Ijeqishative Assemhley hy urgentlv simvnonincc four of its memhers to the House. After frantic teleTflioning the A.tt.orney-General (Mr Oldham) was discovered at Essendon alroort uonrding a rflane to Fert.h nnd other memhers were found at their offices. The Opnosition had sought the adjournment of the House to discuss a letter reported to he missiug from a file on the Victorian ueonle's car project which had heen tahled in the Farb' imen-n rv Tii"br"vrr. The Ctovemmeot's position wculd Jia.ve heen perilous had it not heen for the ahsence of three Oountry Party memhers, including Mcvsrs. II. J. Hyland and M. Benrxett. vho have ahsented themselves 011 swwl occamons when vital votos woro takou and who have heen cailed "unoliicial Government supnnrters". The Government averted defeat hy 28 votes to 25. Mr Hollwav then produced the missing d/mument and claimed that the Opposition had confused the flies.
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 May 1949, Page 5
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