The Archive · 1930

House and Mr

Lyons also ina Budget Speech on the revisions made to that Budget which was presented in July by the Prime Minister, Mr. Seullin, Mr. Fenton has. been in communication, with Mx, Seullin by wireless telephone which they find a great aid, in discussing urgent business fo the country. When a motion for the adjournment of the House owing to the fact Hain proposals of the revised Budget were not quite complete was put to the House, the Opposition Nationalists were mediately up in arms. Mr, Fenton rising to reply to excited speeches of the leaders of the Opposition, Mr. "Lathan, and the Party Cly. Page was gagged lid to give a to reply. When the Speaker, Mr. Makin, asked for directions from Members a di Opposition benches shouted "No." The bells rang for division during which time the" Acting-Treasurev, "Mr, Lyons, sed the House: Thus voting: with the Opposition; another Labour Guy, followed him, rewards stated to his that the Opposition were entitled to express their opinions, which he realized after Mr, Riley, 4 Labour Member, had moved for closure, It was a mistake to move the closure against the Opposition, he said, for which reason he could see Mr. Riley had offered to with:

raw his motion. The Labour Party were quite satisfied with the.

jeasuirer's action and his reason, Immediately the House had settled into something. order after the excitement. The Aeting-Minister moved that the ise adjourn in respect of the of the Into Sir Neville the Into Sir James clay. The metics was agreed to without division, Sir Neville House, who recently died in London, was a member of the Bruce-Page Ministry for a considerable number of yom serving in the Defence porttoli which position he brought to bear the knowledge he had gained in the service of the sick in private practice at 0 Kew South Wales, and in the military arena at the Boor Way (at which he wed the V. C.) as well as in the Great War when he had served in is medical and organizing capacities, Hix knowledge was invaluable to repatriation and cave of return~ men, The late Six James MeCay Was also a soldier of note in the Australian forces, and much respected. He had returned Australia wounded and somewhat under a cloud during the Great War, only to be vindicated of all criticism by the proof of his corre ness of conduct when the Wat was over and judgment could be given at a time when clear consideration of all his actions could be brought to bear more easily than during the stress of trials consequent in the turmoil of active service. After his return he served his country in the Federal Parliament ax a member of the Bruce-Page Government and the Nationalist Party. Sie James was a frequent and able contributor to the Melbourne Daily Tue large new newsprint mill of the James MacLaren Ca, Ltd., ently erected at Masson, on. the River (a tributary of the River), at a reported cost of about 1,200,000, is now in operation. The mill is equipped with lwo chines, one of which has new, been started up. Each of these machines will be capable of produe-Mr. ing newsprint paper 234 inches wide and will have a capacity of 125 tons. per day, making a total of 250 tons. for the entire plant,

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