BUDGET LEAKAGE.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19904, 5 June 1936, Page 7

BUDGET LEAKAGE.

PRIVY COUNCILLOHSHIP. l MR THOMAS MAY RESIGN. SYMPATHY IN HIS GONSTITUENCY. Unlled Press Assn—Elna. Tel. copyright. LONDON. June 3. ‘ The former Colonial Secretary, Mr ‘J. H. Thomas, was earl)r astir this morning. He gave a message to re‘porters at '7 am. that he did not intend adding to the statement he had made yesterday. Then Mr Thomas settled down to read the newspaper reports and leading articles on the Budget trlb-unal’s findlnss. A policeman was stationed at his house to prevent disturbances.

Mr Thomas’ election agent stated that he did not intend calling the com—mittee together until he heard from Mr Thomas. The electors 01‘ Derby certainly did not want to trouble him at such a time. Mr Thomas had a document, signed by every member 01' his committee, requesling him to take into consideration their desire that he should continue to represent Derby. The general view of' Mr Thomas' future is that the moral compulsion to resign his Privy Councillorship will be the strongest. whatever he decides about his seat in the House of Com—mons, as Privy Councillors swear an oath of secrecy. It is pointed out that the late Lord Asquith took this course, during the debate on the Marconi affair in 1913, as one “of the rules of positive obligation“ was that Ministers must not “use oflloial information for their own or their friends‘ private profit." RE-PAYMENT OF INSURANCE. MR ALFRED BATES‘ OFFER. MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED. United Press Assn—Else. Tel. Copyright. (Received June 5, 11.0 a.m.) LONDON, June 4. The underwriters have not decided whether to accept Mr Alfred Baics‘ repayment of insurance money, Lloyd'sGommiliec is conferring in regard to the mailer.