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SESSION OF PARLIAMENT SECRET MEETING LAST NIGHT. POSITION IN THE PACIFIC. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The session of Parliament which was opened in December was resumed by the House of Representatives yesterday. An outline of the business to be transacted was given by the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, who said it should be possible to finish by next Thursday. The only legislation to come before the House at the present sitting was a measure regularising the appointment of Ministers and members of the House to positions representing the Government and His Majesty overseas. The afternoon sitting, which lasted about an hour and a half, was occupied with formal business and tributes of respect to former legislators who have died since Parliament last met. The new member for Bay of Plenty, Mr W. Sullivan (Opposition), was sworn in, but Mrs M. V. Grigg (Opposition), who was recently returned unopposed as member for Mid-Canter-bury, was not present. It is expected that she will take her place in the House on Tuesday. A secret session of the House was held last night to enable members to hear and discuss the latest developments in connection with the country’s war effort. The discussion is to be continued today.
During the afternoon meeting of the House the Prime Minister stated that he proposed at the secret session at night to give a detailed account of developments in the Pacific, particularly in regard to diplomatic and interDominion representation, and the various arrangements for the direction of Allied strategy in the Pacific, as well as matters relating to the defence of New Zealand. This would inevitably and unfortunately take some time and he doubted if it would be wise to begin the general discussion that night. This could be taken tomorrow, though he would, of course, be guided by the House.
The House rose at 9.46 p.m. till 10.30 a.m. today, when the secret session will be continued. No official report will be issued till the end of the sitting.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 February 1942, Page 2
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