THE SECRET SESSION.
A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT. Our Parliamentary Reporter. Wellington, Sept. 25. Members are disposed to regard the experiment of a secret session as a sue.-co.-:s.' They were in conference with Ministers for nearly four hours this evening, and during that time managed to secure a good deal of information that would not have been placed within their reach in the ordinary course, of events, and they impressed the Government with their views rather more effectively than they could have done in open debate The oflicial report that was issued by the Minister for Defence did not give details of the Government's proposals with reference to pensions and allowances. These proposals were tentative tc some extent, but they seem to have been approved generally' by members in (he light of certain statements that were made regarding the possiblo duration of the war and' the extent of the Dominion's financial obligations. The proposals do not go as far as the Second Division League has asked, but they represent a substantial increase on the existing provision. Details will be made public within a few days.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1917, Page 4
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183THE SECRET SESSION. Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1917, Page 4
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