Satire Creeps Into House Question Time

Chronicle (Levin), 1 September 1949, Page 3

Satire Creeps Into House Question Time

D / .WELLINGTON, August' 31. ' f Was; N e'w , Zealan'cl 's* best meiital ex* pert 'appbinted to. represent the eoufltfy at' the. second :assembly of -the .World Pederation itor- ^fentai'. Tlealth- wh^eli opeued at Geh6v.a on August 22,' attehaed- by experts -from , over 30 ' ebuntriesf usked Mr. ; Aderman in-a qued* tion to the MihiStef of External Affairs, in-ihe - Housh -'of jEtepres^entatives, today. He said oue: item on' the ' agenflayWaS * 1 Psychology .of pofitici^ahs : Why, politicians aet the way- they do.'" ' • '* ■ : . Mr, H, M.'Algie dfew the attentibn;oF tho' Ministe'r of Transpoxt to---,a .report ' that.. the . Auckland Transport B.oara faced a- heavy loss. this year and wight have' to dhc'rease • fares. He ' askeai , f'I>oes the Minister .not think/ tne Go.vernment and trade unjons are jisinQgf bodies like the transpoft board mere# as collecting agencies for the high co'sts of spcialism?" • ' . Mr. T> L. Macdonald drew the attention' of the Minister of Defence to.'thL mor'ning's report .from Dunedin', .that medical' students and police had access 'to ar my medical * history ' reco,r da airti army -crime records. He vasked for 8. ful! statement of the position ihdicating if • there were any other persons who had access to ariny records and whether the Govermneht would allow the pra-e-tice to -continue. ' ' ; - ; Mr. Kent gave notice to ask the Minigter. of Laboiir "whether his- attenf ion has been drawn to a repbrt lia Vhich Mr. Justi'Ce Tyndall, of the.Arbb tration Court, is quoted as having said at. Invercargill: 'Members of the Court have been studying stabilisation for about seven' years and we do not- understaud it fully yet. ' Will the Minister arrange for the immediate education oi members of the Court or for their ha* mediate- removaH" ' •• /• The Attorhey-General, Mr. Maaofl* said the question was derogatory to:the Court and should not have been. askodf • ;Mr. McLagan also said the- qnesfiirti was epuched in unacceptable terins. . / Mx. Speaker said the question woulil have to be- revised. The member could uot . put "a - question which was derogatory to members. of the Court. - / Iixformation, regarding the policjr oi the 'Eehabilitation Department kegarijing.- flre insurance on bul.dings on which loans had- been granted, was soughtbf' Mr. Oram. In a" question addressed td the 'Minister, Mr. Skinner, Mr. Orafia also inquired . Whether it was the . praetice ;tp demand a cover f or an amonnt m excbsS of the full insurable value. Ia an explanatory noto, attached to his question, Mr. Oram stated that ui* sfances had been reportod of instrue/ tions tQ'insure' with the State- Fire- Othep for- ah amouht in excess of. the amouat of .the-lo.dn and in excess of the actuM coat bf ; ihe buildings. ' ' .-