POLITICAL NOTE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19159, 16 November 1927, Page 8

POLITICAL NOTE.

Money at Call. * "Ho would be a v0r,..,. «■ would say that the ««*: *** posits of money at call 1 ***■ gone too far in thiß *;»Jn Pnme Minister in ing. "There i s a race f^^ that ig available, and ? 6T, *12 be,the raising rfff&frflj who most need the money »*° **» *!

Mining Regulations. The Coal MiaeaßUHag. Ed in regard to two of iuT** '* the Goldfields and Minn Sfr. ' [to which it had been clause regarding wage, of »!£}• ing an equitable chart* «* »i • V the time has been Bed *, not exceeding six month, '*B It is proposed to amend ,i >A tion 92 of the principal ing a new sub-seotioa wmSM* amount of air tu^SX^ shall be so distributed thaßflS mine as to ensure that theWJ tity of air in the current Z& into any working place is noSS the minimum required" for theiwS pTace employe?i ta -.** «3g Rent Restriction.

Since the Rent Restriction oJll I ance Bill was defeated in th 9 Jg-1 tive Council, shortly after theZSI of the session, efforts have W2I in some quarters to have the oelZ revived and preliminary »t«tts to £ end were taken in the Council i*M The Leader of the Council, flitlSfiSS Bell, moved thai the questloi 3 amendment of the law relating farM restriction be referred to the IM, Bills Committee with instruetiouOT evidence thereon and report ulffi Council "With great reluctaaeS said 4 "I have to ask the dmm> reconsider its previous decision faffi matter of rent restriction. I aiaW ous that evidence should he ttttlir what has been a result of tWUi"which we thought fit to take'™* Gnamber in removing the mtrksiK' Especially I want to lave availaW the Council the/statement* of HoifilS Boards in the matter." * m The motion was carried. >s|' m Sir Francis Bell gave notice Vt# intention to move that the second fifth mg of the Rent Restriction driUT' « nce Bill be made an order of the Ift for Thursday. \ iEp

Shipping Kevre. ' }&S( The Postmaster-General stated torn* . that the Post and Telegraph ftfW ment had been supplying free MfiSSfc' tion of the movements of shipping the public for many years. ThiP«l proved expensive, and although'^ was naturally a good deal of hesltart in disturbing a service which the bib. lie had come to regard M-a-nOrtul function of the Department, ,the *6ft had attained to such proportions &% cent years that it had lately beMo&<. cided to abolish the service. Thiijßfli had seemed Justifiable in view of'tii fact that the,service Involved not um a considerable expenditure of timeM jtlabour,tbnt'ialßo a by no means negufr • ible cost in incidental stationary snap in >somei a payment by thr Department for regular information w" garding the movements of vessels. J** ther, in view of the ample meatfly communication now available, itlli not appear that this special prorata of news by the Government wtf'u necessary as it may have been ill ettlitr times. \ K ~ The position was, that while the' fifc partment vas expected to pay it»>RT on a commercial basis, it was in&mnjf a direct loss in prbviding a service fton . which it received no return, andVbleh, was in a sense extraneous to iti'till purpose. In view, however, bf*ljie'> presentations made that the abOlitlpiof the service.would cause >nll«h^|d v inconvenience to those wnAeetedtfife 1 the working of ships as' VidA/ti^'v*^ travelling public, it had .been 'deeded,* said the Minister, to reinstate thftiij*^ tern, and in order to avert thereriKui| inconvenience to the. pnhlle might attend the termination, of d jßjJ£ service, the Post and WegrljJd^' partment would, for the p&Miwk tinue to perform the work-with<m£»n compense. » ,c^*vC Mr Nosworthy added that.^*^* vices would be reinstated atVan.WJ^ date. ■ '• "*?=*?>