“CANNOT BE FURTHER EXTENDED”

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 40, 10 November 1921, Page 6

“CANNOT BE FURTHER EXTENDED”

BENEFITS OF D.S’.E. ACT. "It is regretted TEaT benefits of the Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Act cannot be further extended at the present time,” was the reply of the Minister of Lands when Mr. T. M. Wilford (Hutt) asked whether men who had had active service during the war inSH.M. transports and hospital ships might bo given the benefit of the soldiers settlement scheme.” workerFliwellings MUST J*lo3o BE PRICE LIMIT? Asked by Mr. P. Fraser (Wellington Central) whether he considered the fact that the housing branch of the Labour Department accepted the deposits of occupiers of workers’ dwellings established a binding agreement to let the purchasers have the houses for .£lOOO, the' Minister of Labour yesterday replied: “1 hope to be in a position very shortly to make an announcement on this and other legal points which have been raised recently in regard to the houses erected by the Department.” WATERFRONT LABOUR “The question of introducing legislation concerning waterfront labour is now under consideration, and all local bodies concerned will be afforded an opportunity of considering any measure that, may be brought, down,” stated the Minister of Labour in answer to a question yesterCOOK ISLANDS Bny\ Tiie Legislative Council yesterday received from the House the Cook Islands Amendment Bill, which it referred to the Native Affairs Committee after a second reading pro forma. HAWERA - NEW PLYMOUTH TRAIN SERVICE "The train service between Hawcra and New Plymouth is at present under review’, and it is hoped to make some imprOvftneitt to the service referred to.” stated Che lion. D. 11. Guthrie yesterday, in reply to "r S. G. Smith (Taranaki), who suggested that the Minister shffuTd arrange nil improved and adequate railway service between Hawcra and Now Plymouth so that the train service might compete successfully with the motor service now in operation between die towns named. workers 7 compensation The Hon. W. Earnshaw has given notice of his intention to ask the following question in the Legislative Council: “Will the Government take into consideration the need -f amending the Workers’ Compensation Act, 1908, especially relating to clause 4-3. no as better io define injured persons’ rights to damages?”