NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 January 1926, Page 4

NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.

GOYKRXMKNT SUFFERS ST A’ERE REVERSE.

[BY TEl.rO R.Vl’H — PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. |

SYDNEY, Jan. 20. I'li-- Government again .suffered a severe reverse in the Legislative Coupi il when Sir \V. Camithera presented the report of a vT.-.-l committee of the House as to the reasons the Council insisted on its amendments in the Parliamentary Electorates Bill. The report, stated the Council was constitutionally right in making amendments thought necessary, as the provisions of the Government Bill had not received the approval of the people. Air Willis strongly appealed to the tloll-.- to reject ihe report, and ifiocarry the Bill in il.- original form, but on a division the report was adopted by 34 votes to 27. The motion by Sir AY. Carrutliors. that the Council insisted on the amendments to tho Bill was then carried.

Following on the defeat of the Government, Air Willis postponed tho Abolition ol the Legislative Council Bill until to-inorrow, and (lie House adjourned.

Air hang announced that a special meeting of the Cabinet bad decided to introduce a Bilf'in the Assembly providing for the initiative, re To re adam and recall, which was based on the Swiss system, whereby, if an elected representative were not carrying out his avowed policy, groups of the electorates could, by petition, demand (bat it bo carried out. ami then if Parliament rejected such legislation

a referendum could be demanded, and if the policy was then not enforced, the electors could demand the recall of Parliamentarians. This Bill will nol lie introduced for some time. ABOLITION OF COUNCIL. SYDNEY, January If). Tn the New South Wales Assembly, Tlon Afr ArcTiornan (Attorney-General) introduced the Legislative Councillors’ Bill which provides that, in the event of flic abolition of the Council, the members of that Chamber shall retain all the privileges they are at present enjoying.