JOCKEYS DRINKING TOO MUCH MILK

Chronicle (Levin), 2 August 1946, Page 8

JOCKEYS DRINKING TOO MUCH MILK

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j WELLLN GTON, Aug. 1. "My question has to do with.' tlie | weight of joekeys and not with milk m I sehools. I have Glendore referred it to , the Minister of Internal Aft'airs and rot ! to the Minister of Health," said Mr. Clyde Carr (Timaru) in an intrigumg i introduction to uolic'e of a question, in : the House of Representatives. i Answering an inquiry by Mr. Speaker, ! Mr. Carr said he had checked the ae1 euracy of a newspaper report from | which he intended quoting. i Mr. Carr asked the Minister of lnI ternal Aft'airs wliether he had read an the Timaru llerald of July 27, a report i of the annual meeting of the .South j Canterburv Jockev Club wherein tne ' following appeared: — | "Concern that the weight of all j joekeys in'New Zealand toclay was on i the Jncrease, was expressed by Mr. W. i 11. Orbell. It was generally known, | said Mr. Orbell, how diftreult it was to : obtain boys who eould ride at 7.0, ana 1 probably the milk in sehools which ehildreii were roceiving, had something to do with the increasing weight. He ' wonde red if elubs and tlie Conference I eould go into the question. There was a imniiiuim which favoured older horses and two-year-olds and three-year-olds were recpiired to earry larger weights. It was a matter which should be mquired into." Mr. Carr asked would the Minister lae prepared to faeilitate sueh an inquiry. " He must. be a Tory tliat fellow," interposed Mr. A. G. Osborne (Onehunga) during the reading of the question.

Mr. W. J. I'olson said the Prime 'Minister, a few days ago, had leeturecl. the Ilotise about tlie propriety of questions put by niembers. llad his attention been drawn to this question wliicii , was trivial and i'rivolous and was a waste of Ihe House 's time? j Mr. Carr: How would you like to De ;deprived of vour milk? Mr. Fraser said he had unfortimately not lieard the question read. Opposition voices: Have it read again. Mr. Fraser said that was for Mr. Speaker to deeide upon. Hon. F. W. tSchramm said ho had taken the precautioii of asking Mr. Carr if he eould voueh for the accuraey of the report on which the question was based and tlie answer was in tlie aftirniative. M r. P. W. Doidge (Tauranga): It was a light weight question. The question was added to the Order Paper. Mr. F. Hackett (Grey Lynn) gave notice to ask the Prime Minister wliether, in view of the difficulty Members of Parliament have in vouching for the iiceuracy of statenients in newspapers, he would enquire into tlie possibility ot ensuring that any item of news eontained in : newspapers is vouched for as . accurate by tlie newspaper concerned.