POLITICAL NOTES

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19171, 30 November 1927, Page 8

POLITICAL NOTES

[THE I Arbitration Bill * The-Prime Mi nister>intt . a statement on the bu*. *Jl* sionto.n lg ht, B ridth B ttkuLS Amendment Bill would L with. There have been * P 1 mours that the bably drop the Bill. Wt *o«la j* Banned Books. Information as to why . „ . books which he named We * *** banned list of the P o «t fJ* *• sought by the Leader of th. nT* *•» in the House to-day. M J *s**** that most of the books *»?s** list could be obtained f rom throughout the Dominion Va the library shelves of member, liament. 7» •« *te While disclaiming pefMn&l ledge of tho works roferred to 1*? Leader of the Opposition, the *W» master-General, Mr Nosworthv h tiously observed that the only hU «* could pas ß through the Post OffluJft 1 out examination was tho Bible Mr Fraser (Wellington Central), fo, Hot A most dangerous book! Mr Sullivan: What about the «»._. letter," the Reform Party>g ninM*" "Oh! That is all right!» SL Mr Nosworthy. "It ia free, M Ju? highly desirable that the nubile rilu have it." (Laughter.) vm '*™l Mr Nosworthy promised to lookfcfc the points, raised by Mr Holland, Town Planning. A suggestion that the Town Act should be amended to give tow freedom of action to the DlreetoTtf Town Planning was made by Mr Boßlth (Avon) in a question of wMeh nt *% '■ notice in the House of BepreientsW to-day. The relief suggested by w Sullivan was in the direction ol&m, ing the director from the obtaining the consent of the ftM? Works Department under the Mmudn] Corporation Act with regard to n£ tions in the width of roadi and itrtjb and other matters under the TownlE ning Act. m y > Public Servants as Election OsnaJam An announcement that the Titftjjr Party will have nine member! otfib) public services as candidates at M' general election next year was mt& j|; Mr H. E. Holland (Leadercf the Opfil', sltion) in the House of Bepresentluli* to-day. \ Mr Holland asked the Prime khd&f if the Government would bring SiftS legislation next session which' woMallow members of the Publie Beriifep to become candidates for ParllaAMS without having to resign from thiip vice, and thus forfeiting their annuation boneflts. "I know that soli f of the public, servants will be Mftjffl'dates next year," added Mr HoßsMp! "I am sorry, but I do not ftrtip' to have been token into the conußW*' of the service as much at you hafrv!/ said the Prime Minister, smiling, f Mr Holland: Oh, I am talking fcift a Party point of view. They Labour candidates. The Prime Minister: I now. I have not heard if there wlf i, be any standing for the Beform Pu% A voice: You don't expect «, youf , ,y Mr Coates said he was not quite sUf-. how'it could be made more eonvenJiK ■>, for members of the service to betes>< candidates at the elections. fv. v "They would be much better adviset' to stick^to-their) jobs than to take nt« Elitici," interjected Mr Glenn, amidst?* tighter,. The Prime Minister added that ■*-< understood the position very well, tat: he would go into the natter before; next session. Broadcast Speeohei?

A load laugh vu raited in the Hott',', of Representatives to-night when ttjj • Minister in charge of the LegislattHh Department (Mr Kosworthy), replytaf"' to Labour suggestions thai the staff <j Hansard should be increased, intimtttf . that he intended to take into isriotf consideration the abolition of HalifeUU., and the broadcasting of speeeheiM? members instead. A great reform wjj ? possible in this respect, MuttlWsaid. It would Bare a great deal)!., time in looking up what non. 1 ttMlblji'J had said in past debates', and it'WWJenable the people everywhere to W, members as they really talked, iM Whave to wait for their Wised ipW«M*-; in Hansard. > i c Sir Joseph Ward (tovwttlgdDjL» hope vou are not serious. (liUglWJ^. Mr Nosworthy: Oh, lam quite iWWf about the matter. . -1 - Sir Joseph Ward: It will he toe «W» of nn infliction on the people WW* members' speeches broadcast. / A Jaunt to Geneva, ti'lU Thr question of sending » WW* to attend the International I » bott J r s, ference was again raißed in th« «*»;' of Representatives tonight. "•JJ' ister for Labour (Mr Ahderw)i »Wj> ing to the discussion* said M JJWB-' whether the expense involved woW warranted. .a ''» us "But you surely do notraw «•- question of expense wheni tM *™"B , of a treaty is concerned J' «•*•£*' the Leader of the Opposition. . ' The Minister: Oh, it is not W tion of a treaty at all. No*g.T{trip would be a nice jaunt »r r%, F X r F. Fraser (Wellington I would not have ™M "n °t W" The Minister: Well, onfl • I JM Party, or one of you J«fc (Laihter.) No doubt - - brothers, the Employers' **"**/. would also like to send «"»• JfM newcd laughter.) ™?, that the question would * and the decision would be »<"" W ' ; before the next conference. The Secret Session. Vjif Brief reference to the w!Tjs> the House of Representative! « Monday was made by Mr »»fJJ(F.' lington Central) in the Mr Fraser said Mr A»ery members nothing at *• to*MH*' on Monday that co«'d \ot «* . said in public. He had adjedJW-. whatever to the sum JotaJ,M knowledge. It was just « the people should know »» -tf# hid been said by Mr Am*7 Chamber that, could not have o* claimed from the housetops. Coal Miners' Wages. MfaU | Wr ,s#.C On the motion of the » < if fc Labour (Mr Anderson), the" J Representatives to-night WJA the amendments made in $m Mines Amendment tive Council. The MiaW J •JJJflte discussed the q«n»t»«»." , {J a itfjlM and had found that clause went through « "f'J.dfi" payment of the wages if J%,»; for a considerable per where debentures were JHrfß' some cases might even P ro payment altogether. '">^»