WHEN WILL WAR BE DECLARED ENDED?

Chronicle (Levin), 22 August 1946, Page 5

WHEN WILL WAR BE DECLARED ENDED?

WKl.I.l.NCTO.N, Aiiff. 21. The Ilouse spent most of the afternoon debating ministerial replies to questions. .Mr. J. T. Walts ( Riccarton ) gave uotice to aslc Ihe Prime Alinister when the (iovertiment proposes to ga/.ette a declarat ion of the end oi the war witli (termany aiul Japan. Alr. Walts saie under Se*tion 10 of the Finance A*t. 101."), the war was to be terminuted bv a proclamation in the (lazette. The position of parties under leases and other doeument.s which wero to be terminated at the end of ihe war, was becoming increasingly diliiciilt beeause of the uncertainty as to the (tovernmeut 's a[>preciation of the i'act that the war was over. Bread on Saturclay Mr. WTalts gave noliee to ask the Alinister of Labour if he was awart that a Christchurch baker was attenipt ing to serve the public by deliverinn bread and baking o ; Saturdavs. Dul the Alinister know tnat. ollicials of the l.'uuion conceimed lisul threatened to deelare the baker and his business black .' I )id the (tovcriunent approve of this action of the Union ottieials? WTas it contrary to the law and, if so, did the Government inteiul to take any steps in the matter? Votes of English Brides Hon. P.' Fraser, re]dying to Alr. G. Herron (Awarua) suid if the wives of New Zealaml soldiers were given electoral rights * afler less than 12 months' residenee in N'ew Zealand other new nrrivals could claim a similar privilege and it was not deenied ad visable to alter the law. Farpi Workers and Union Tlon. J. O'Brien, answering Alr. Clyde Carr (Timaru) said farm workers were free to join the N'ew Zealand Workers' Industriai 1'iiion. If details could be supplied i iy the questioner of cuses wliere agricultural workers.1 had been victiniised . or kitinvidatedfin re spect Of such matt^rs, the jVIinister wouhl be pleased to arrange for them to be fullv investigated by departmental otlic.ers witli tlie view to seeiug whether any furtlier legislatiou was uecessary. Witli regard to the ease quoted by Alr. Carr, in which a worker and family allegedlv had their home broken into by an employer aml a fresh tenant installed, Alr. O'Brien said: l'll appears that the employer 's aetion in this ease wouhl render him liable to action for (lamages and 1 umlerstand steps in this direction have aiready been initiated by the worker." Hearing and Other Aids Hon. A. H. Nordmever, replying to Alr. A dennan said the Government intended to introduce, an appliance benelit under the provisions of the Social Seeuritv Act, which would cover the provision of liearing aids, artificial limbs and other appliances for those re quiring them. Considerable work had yet to be completed before the scheme could lie operative but it was lioped tu introduce the benefit by the end of this year. The Alinister pointed out that in the meantime the saies tax ,011 batteries for hearing aids had been removed, thus substantially reducing the cost of these articles. Alr. Nash, referring to hearing aids. said that in Britain the supply aml manufacture of those appliances was being contemplated by the British Government and wlien he was there he made approaches for the N'ew Zealand Government to receive a proportionate amount of the output. It would be 12 to l.S montlis before the British scheme came into operation but when supplies came forward furtlier arrangemenU could be made for New Zealand 's needs to he met. He thought the cost of the aids would be £5 or £6. Alrs. G. II. Ross (Hamilton), refer ring to Ihe cost of hearing aids, said in her electorate a woman jmrchased an appliance on time pavment for £89 and when she returned it to Ihe firm for repairs, the bill was £5 which she could not afford to pay. Mr. A. S. Richards: Exploitation. Mr. J. Thorn; Private enterprise,