PARLIAMENT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3197, 22 September 1917, Page 8

PARLIAMENT

THE ESTIMATES PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONERS HON. G. W. RUSSELL A CONVERT " COUNTRY WILL NEVER CO BACK TO OLD POSITION" MEMBER'S REMARKABLE OUTBURST The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. The Right Hon. W. P. MASSEY (Prime Minister) gave notice to move that on and after Wednesday next Government business tnke precedence on Wednesday. THE ESTIMATES INTERNAL AFFAIRS VOTE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONERS, The House went inlo Committee on the Kstiinates. The first class to come on for consideration was the Internal Affairs vole. I'air progress was made with this very large class. When'the Public Service Commissioner's Office vote wiw before the House, Mr. G. Witty asked when the. term ot the Commissioners would expire. Many people would be pleased when it did They had proved a great expense and ot no use. He felt sure no Government would rcappoint them. The Hon G. W. Russell stated (hat three and a half years of their term had expired, and three and a half years had tO jf°' T. M. Wilford suggested that they should obtain an actuarial calculation of the capital amount represented by the Commissioners' salary, pay them this, at \ ( lr le \ a H. , ftindmarsh said he would be sorry to *ee the Commissioners £O. He instanced the ease of a man who before the appointment of the ftm™iesj°"j ers had been discharged V 8 his Department, but half an hour U ei had returned with a letter from a Mmisier stating that he was to be retained. Sr Hindniarsh said he had tacnol men employed in Governmen) DepartmenU who were convicted of d»™ te "";= s rwult Of bis. experience of the. woik ot the Commissioners.

An Open Confession. Thp Won 0 W. Russell said that be thai-l'viiw* the establishment S let lionoiitaljle ww vassed foi .I ,01 "; 1 ' ,/' nv tlnnir about am not going to -£J p2ic Serwhat happened befo h^ lnled> but ? C 1 sTit " " enormous advantage } A v-niifrr fo have some system esfor their work,. no matter » i 18-pis^ ed my opinion that if Ue ■ tern X.SToidW^Srt-4 tiOTl " An Angry Member. The Minister', speech *« 'oUowOy pervice beinff. put »"» ( favour the plaoinß of a W™ has is monstrous. iVr. N^idna i GoTSrn . never supported the -W for misMoner policy d jj inistcr . Ho fended by J\^% ft ' tho ablest of the wanted to KnoM t lcen entirely Commissioners luulteen v fc ctoße a hvo mon s « ! P (ie ;er vkes of was no need to seouie t ton ae nt tl,e - ?"I!nl,™l Mr BoDortaon only congenial ephere. Mr fl Tcle . GOn - Members are Dubious. v A WriKht (Wellington Suburbs) I« tern;l1 Affairs roia Service Commisaioners when they were t em still. They had done ?ome good work but they had produced a great deal of dissatisfaction. Mr Hindmarsh "Quotes Scripture. ,, irr A H Hindmarsh (Wellington South) eaid that the Liberals wore discussing tho Public Service Commissioners like ado? returned to its vomit. The Chairman (Mr. A. S. Malcolm) said that, the remark must be withdrawn. Mr Hindmarsh: Why, it 13 Biblical! Tim Chairman: The honourable gentleman must withdraw, the words."

Mr. Hindmareh: What words? The Chairman: The honourable gentleman said that the Liberals had returned to their vomit. Mr. Hindniarsh: I 'I'd not use. those words. The Chairman: The honourable, member knows the words. 1 have asked him to withdraw. ~, Mr. Hindniarsh: Oh! I will not withdraw the words because 1 did not use them. I did not say the words that you put in my mouth. 1 will withdraw the words I said, but not what you said. The Chairman: That is all I ask. Mr. flindmarah. withdrew the words and tho incident closed. The Scourge of Cancer. On the Public Health vole, Dr -V K. Newman made an appeal to the 'Minister to do something to assist in the fight against the sconrjte of cancer. Hβ said that the disease was the worst afflicting the people of this country, as of tho whole world. He proposed to the Minister that he should give him an opportunity to submit a policy which he would evolve, with some ot his medial friends; he was sure it would result m a decrease in the occurrence ol cancer in New Zealand. The Minister referred to the very important researches inlo the disease of cancer conducted in different parts pi the world, and rather donblcd (he possibility of being able to do nselul work in ll.ih country Ho wouM, however, accept the offer of Dr. Newman. Dr Newman said he did not surest that'he would produce a cure for cancer but he "UarnntccU that he would pioduu? a pouV which would in five years result in n great lessoning in ««"«'•;.,. . The Minister said he would rlikll} ac cent Dr Newman's assistance m this maVand would after the so,-,, nrrange, to meet him and In* inc«i-.w friends. The Interned Germans. facing them Wl the control of tlu V r saaviS - About Nurses. Several members, including Dr. A. K. whored to becon,,. nurses, but wero were passed. German Names. In connection with the eeliimilei , of \*r; Si'S! t" ',';,• considered by the Tourist Deimume nt and the Lands Department ixecom motions would be made later to Cabinet. The Defence Estimates. .

On the Defence Department's estimates. Mr M'Callum (Wairau urged tho DβMore the Second Division men *e^ eligible etaff men into the finng-linc. The Camps. Sir Jaines Allen said thai the Keathevston and the Trenth-r.n sites ( ware thopnerty of the Government, it wa» po»iWe that the GovernmMt would acquire the Tauherenikau rite. The only JBiodtj was that they might not be abe o n«e of it after the war. He had comwith the lands DepartanUs o whether they could use tne land im ettlement. Begardin g the demand made for the combing out ol the- staft, so Ui as he knew almost every wan of mri.«J are in the Staff Corps and hfd gone to the front. ™° $*££ specially mentioned by Dr. iliacKr.r Defence Accounts. Mr. Poland said fney were expending Emitted to a Public Accounts Urn"fiairly genev.il demand ww made that theVfeno* climates S s ,,l,mitted to a committee. EsHa^a o aTice ras alleged, and there was some remark and nil the Teinaiuinff Tcrntarwl office,, haATioen Bmnnionnl into cnm P' TI, '.' SD men T' n v re""™ tlieir miloss thoy nullified ill camp. 'Hie pay of Aew «fv SoSem was low in comparison vrilh Jtfflrf other BouiiniJnj.., Soyycwn of thpTwenty-nmtli and Thirt-e 1. Beinforoeinwits wern »)ein? allpweJ ' i ordCT to visit their farms for tlifi lamo"wTm™ ndonrod tho Defence Mtimates, and rose at 0.14 a.m.