“Cautious” Talk About Reforms
“Two important and desirable developments in the political field in New Zealand appear to be gaining cautious and rather grudging acceptance in party circles,” said the president of the Constitutional Society (Sir Matthew Oram) at a meeting of the society’s general committee in Wellington.
“They are a comprehensive review and reform of the taxation system and changes in Parliamentary procedure to provide more effective safeguards against hasty and illconsidered legislation. “The society has led the demands in both these matters and it has been disappointed at the slow response from the party leaders. “Evidently the political climate is now more favourable, because spokesman for both parties are talking about reforms in Parliamentary practice and taxation. “It would be most unfortunate if there was further delay in these urgent questions, and I deplore any suggestion that the preliminary steps to bring the changes about must wait until after this year,” Sir Matthew Oram said.
mittee at least 18 months ago when it reported on the society’s petition for a second chamber. “The 1965 session of Parliament demonstrated more convincingly than most the need for reform. “It has been obvious for some years that the taxation system discourages greater production and economic growth, but our leaders have been reluctant to do anything about it Now that they are awakening to the needs they should not further delay a major public inquiry. We can commend the Government for initiating a departmental study of problems, but they can be solved orily by a fullscale investigation wliich should begin at once,” he said. The meeting resolved to urge the Government to give priority to the appointment of a Royal commission on taxation and to a study of Parliamentary procedure by a select committee.
“There have been hints that a select committee will be set up next year to study the standing orders of the House of Representatives, but that was recommended by the Constitutional Reform Com-
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30979, 8 February 1966, Page 13
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