WAITING PORTFOLIO

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 405, 13 July 1928, Page 12

WAITING PORTFOLIO

REFORMERS KEPT nti SUSPENSE *" MR. ATMORE’S GIBES I ' THE SUX S Parliamentary Hey— WELLINGTON. Interest was lent to the Addiw*. Reply debate to-night when Mr rj % more indulged in speculation conUL 1 * ing the Cabinet vacancy and the**' didates in the Prime Minister's for the position. First Mr. At more answered Mr Jones, who had accused him ne' Dillation. ~ v&c * The Hon. W. Xosworthy: y well on the wobble to-night 011 ** Mr. At more: That sepulchral im jection becomes Mr. Xosworthy • was once termed the mortuary c « *r° Mr. D. Jones contined. Mr Atm*’ had made a clever speech from viewpoint of the party man with portfolio vacancy in sight. There i * been much discussion throughout if* Dominion because the vacancy * by the Hon. R. F. Bollard's death v? not been filled. It was of course** well-known party trick to keep ha? a dozen claimants waiting, assuri their loyalty in the interim, but or two Reformers had said that if v* Jones were appointed to the position he would wreck the party. 00 Mr. Xosworthy: How do vou you'd fill the bill? * Mr. J. S. Dickson and Mr. F. Hockh continued Mr. Atmore, had been con sidered for the vacancy. Personally hf favoured Mr. Hoekly’s chances, v. Hockly being both genial and ornamental. Mr. Atmore. as Mr. Forbes, did. r* called the split in the Reform rank* over licensing, and said that he would vote against the movement, whether with the Socialists or not. because £ was the most incompetent Governnjfn the country ever had. Other speakers were Mr. A. Hamfi. ton and Mr. H. G. Dickie. The for! mer, who devoted his speech to a ]o n? earnest discussion of economic fall*, cies, said that Mr. Atmsre’* speech merely consisted of petty personalities Mr. G. R. Sykes and Mr. C. E. Mae. Millan concluded the evening. Mr. Macmillan paying special attention to fertiliser, national debt, and herd-test-ing. Mr. J. A. Xash will open the debate to - morrow.