PARLIAMENT'S WORK
THE COMING WEEK
HOSTILE AMENDMENTS
The debate on the Address in Eeply will be continued when the House of resumes tomorrow, but if the standard of debate is no higher during the coming week than it was last, the prospects of any great, interest being aroused in the proceedings of the House are remote.
Main interest will centre on the division on the amendment proposed by tho Government member for Wellington Suburbs (Mr. E. A. AVright), who is endeavouring to secure an expression of opinion from the House in opposition to the Government's high exchange policy. A suggestion has been made that those supporting tho amendment will not necessarily be expressing noconfidence in the Government, but the Government is almost bound to regard an adverse vote as a vote of no-confi-dence, especially as high exchange is a paramount feature of its policy. It is difficult to say when a vote will bo reached on Mr. Wright's amendment. The 'division was expected on Friday afternoon, but did not eventuate, and ift now appears doubtful whether a vote will be taken before Wednesday. The Prime Minister (the Et. Hon. G. W. Forbes) is absent in the South Island, and will not return to Wellington until Wednesday, and it is suggested that the vote may bo postponed until hi; return.
Present indications are that the Government will win out on . Mr. Wright's amendment, although its majority may be uncomfortably small. It is suggested that if every member of the Government party voted.according to his convictions Mr. Wright's amendment would be carried, but the fear that such action would precipitate a General Election, .with the likelihood of a Labour Government being, returned to office, will be sufficient to ensure a Government victory.
In the event of the Labour amendment being removed from the Order Paper and Mr. Wright's amendment being rejected, it is likely that the Labour Party will propose' another amendment,.probably one of straightout no-coufidenco in the Government.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 80, 2 October 1933, Page 10
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327PARLIAMENT'S WORK Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 80, 2 October 1933, Page 10
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