N.S.W. POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 March 1926, Page 2

N.S.W. POLITICS.

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.]

WHAT AIR. LANG THINKS. SYDNEY, Alarch 16

The strenuous campaign of calumny and misstatement which has been raging in the Sydney anti-labour press for the past fortnight is finding an echo in the press of Britain ahd other States, said Air Lang. “I am afraid,” said the Premier, “the present campaign of vilification is circulated seriously to injure the State, jf the Government’s opponents would confine their criticism to tho truth, no exception could be taken; hut the present campaign is one of miked falsehood and defamation. Not one word of official opinion has emanated front the Dominions Office on the powers of jtfbe Governor or of tho State Governments, yet by file subtle perversion of the cables an attempt is being made to lead the people to believe that Downing Street is against the Government in the present crisis.” Continuing Air Lang said: “I warn the public* to read carefully all mation purporting to come from either the Dominions Office or from the Government of the State.”

questions in coaimons. LONDON, Alarch 15. ,/Tlie question of the New South Wales constitutional problem was raised in the House of Commons by Aliss Wilkinson, the Labourite, who asked AH* A inch* v (Colonial Secretary) whether the refusal by tlie New South AY ales Governor of Premier Lang’s request to appoint women to the Legislative Council liad been referred to him, and she also asked what action fie bad taken. Air Amory replied negatively. Air Amery remarked that it was not understood that the New South AY’ales Governor had refused to allow additional appointments on the ground that they were women. There seemed to be some misconception in regard to the position of the Secretary of State in relation to such matters. He emphasised that it would lie an act of impropriety for the Secretary of State to issue instructions to a Governor in regard to the exercise of his constitutional duties.