PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1924, Page 1

PARLIAMENT

[by TKLEGI’.AI’II —I’KR I'HKIiS ASSOCIATION

HOUSE OK I!I'.URKSEXTATiYKS

I.MUEIM.VD AKFAIRS. AY EDDINGTON. August 5. The House met at- 2. til) p.m. During the i-inutc of the formal i! iisiness. the J’rime Aliliister made a .statement relating to the conference of Imperial repieseiitatives, which according to the cabled reports from 1.-nidon is to he held in (tetuher. Mr Ma.ssev said lie had received a telegram from .Mr AlaePtmald. at the end of .I tine, the general ell’c. t of which was that the Jmepinl Cabinet was eoncerned as In the adecpiacy of ii: ; resent system ot consultation with various parts of the Empire on matters of fo:eign policy or general Imperial interest. AD' MacDonald fe’t certain Wiat s'elieiencic.s existed. lie and his colleagues, while considering the time had hardly arrived to revive (lie idea of a Constitution Conference or to call an Imperial Conference to consider the subject would like to see the problems examined prelimimi ih at an early date, lie therefore suggested a meeting of Representatives (loin each country, October being mentioned ns a possibly suitable date. Mr Massey had replied appreciating the diiiictillies and agreeing that the remedy was nut easy to liml. It important, however,_ that Imperial unity he safeguarded. Neither lie nor his colleagues could leave Xew Zealand at present, hut Mr Massey saw no objection to a small committee preliminarily examining the subject. Sim.e then Mr .Massey had heard nothing of the proposal and so far as he knew, no tonferen.ee was actually arranged.

budget derate. The debate on the Budget was continued by Me-srs 'I holusun. Sykes. Mnipo. Eye, Illicitly. and l.angstone. ’I ne adjournment ot the debate was moved by Mr Dickson (Parnell) and the House- rose at 10.80 p.m. till 2.-'lO p.m. next- day.