PARLIAMENT.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20493, 11 March 1932, Page 11

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- .,, TIVES. , , ■■■■■ * V'- 1 ; '• 5 i PETITIONS AND / JfEW BILLS. (TS.ZS3 ASSOCIATION TKLEGEAH.) '•St' : t . ! * WELLINGTON, March 10. The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. ' Mr R. A. Wright (Wellington Suburbs) presented a petition on behalf of the teachers, Public Service, and railway employees' organisations asking that there should be no further reductions in salaries and wages. Mr H. E. Holland, Leader of the Opposition, presented a petition signed by Union secretaries claiming to represent all the industrial workers in the Dominion. The petitioners requested that as the Industrial, Conciliation, and Arbitration Amendment Bill was not to be referred to the Committee of the House (thereby preventing representations being mado in the ordinary way) an opportunity should be afforded for representations to • be submitted before the Bar of the House. It was stated that the Bill would deal a fatal blow at the whole arbitration system. Mr Holland asked the Prime Minister whether he would give an opportunity for the House to discuss the motion relating to the prayer of the petition. The Et. Hon. G. W. Forbes said he did not think any good purpose could, be served in this way. .Both he and the Hon. A. Hamilton> l*ad. met representatives of the employers and workers on Tuesday and Wednesday, and full opportunity had been afforded for placing suggestions before the Government. Mr W. E. Parry (Lab., Auckland Central): What about members of the House? i • Mr Forbes: There are twenty-four members of tho Labour Party, and we will hear their opinions in the House. Continuing, Mr Forbes said that what was wanted was information. There was no advantage to be gained simply by calling witnesses from North Capa to the Bluff. Ample time would be allowed during the second Teading for all views to be placed before the House-, ' New BiU. Mr C..H, Chapman (Lab., Wellington North) gav^,notice of intention, to introduce 5 tie Electoral Ameidanetoft- Bill, 1932. . x , . The following Bills were introduced and read a first time:—Electoral Amendment Bill (Mr G. C. Black) and Licensing Amendment Bill (Mr F. Langstone). •