COUNTRY'S NEED

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 34, 2 October 1931, Page 3

COUNTRY'S NEED

("Post" Special Commissioner.)

statement of coalition cabinet's policy next week LABOUR OPPOSITION CERTAIN HOUSE RESUMES TO-DAY

WELLINGTON, Thursday. The House of Representatives will resume its sittings to-morrow morning after a ten-day adjournment to enable the Coalition Government to formulate its programme. The immediate business of the House to-morrow will be the passage of the monthly imprest Supply Bill, when all subjects affecting the public exchequer and the country's interests will be open for discussion. The official Opposition will probably press the Government for some indication of the policy it proposes to pursue, but it is unlikely that any disclosure of the plan now being discussed in Cabinet will be made until next week. The Labour Party. made it clear when the announcement of the formation of a Coalition Government was made to the House that it will not be disposed to give general assistance to the new Administration in the work that lies ahead and it is said in the lobbies that the first opportunity will be taken to challenge the Government and test the feeling of the House. A No Confidence amendment will, therefore, make its appearance early in to-morrow's proceedings, though the result is a foregone conclusion, the Government " having an assured majority of nearly half of the House. The division list may be of interest in disclosing the attitude of some members whose votes are uncertain. The new Government's programme will be presented to the House on Tuesday. In reply to a question today, the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, said that a paper outlining the Government's proposals will probably be read by the Minister of Finance, the Hon. W. Downie Stewart, as the Government's whole policy will be wrapped up in financial consideration. The paper will then be circulated to enable members to give consideration to its contents and an opportunity will be given for discussion subsequently. Mr. Forbes indicated that after Mr. Stewart has finished reading the paper the House will go on to consider the report of the Railways Board on the lines under construction. Mr. Stewart's statement will be in the nature of a supplementary Budget.