HOUSED REPRESENTATIVES

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 73, 23 September 1930, Page 11

HOUSED REPRESENTATIVES

The House of Representatives met at 2.3,0 .p.m.,to-day. ; V > Mr. J. O'Brien (Labour, Westland) gave notice that he intends to ask the Minister of Mines if he will take immediate" steps: to have adequate gas' helmets and safety appliances estab-

lished at all mines where men are required' to' -work underground, so that they may be available at once if necosMr. P. * Fraser (Wellington Central) intimated that he intends to ask the Minister of Health: (1) .Whether the amount raised to further combat tuberculosis by means of he Christmas Seal Fund has yet been utilised in whole or in part for the purpose for which it was raised; (2) Whether, if it has not yet been-so utilised, the Minister proposes to make .an early announcement' of his intention? in regard to the matter. (3) "Whether portion' 6f the fund' will _be available for instituting-and equipping the Health. Camp or Home for Children ■at Otaki for the purposes of which Mr. .Byron Brown ;,'made sitch a handsome . gift of,land.-,•■-':■; ..'.■ ' ■ • •''lnquiries are being made,'\ said ■'afc. F.raser, -"-&, to 'the allocation' "of vtho- Christmas-JSe.al ~Fund;.and^it>;/ wnecessary that an early -decision,, should be..-arrived .at by the Minister if. the confidence of the public is to be xetained for ajfiirther .appeal." The .-i: Acting-Prime Minister (Hon. - 33;:;!A:^ Hansom) :gave notice to move -.-ihafe,-.on. rand : af.ter Monday next the Mlouscisit on Mondays at-2.30 p.m.. , ~ ..Mr-;:Bansom gavo notice to intro.tluco- the. New Zealand Institute Amendsment: Bill.- ' ■.;-.- -.- -, ■' -..■:'■ y-::,. . ;■• ■Mr.s.GL H.- Chapnian, (Wellington .Nor.th");-iutends;.to-ask.the Minister in -Charge of the .Government Printing Office:'(a) Whether his Department has - been-.consulted with reference to the re-issuing of i New Zealand Statutes, (b) whether, these statutes will be re-printed'-in the Government Printing GiScWK - ; '■'■'• - ■'■":; ■■'■■ • ■ :■':■ '■ ■' Bey Carr (Labour, Timaru) gave notice to ask the Attorney-General whether his attention had been drawn to the announcement that an English firm had been given a contract for the issuing of the Consolidated Statutes and whether this was in. line with the G-ov-ernnient's policy to give preference to NeW^ Zealand firms. '

SUNDAY TRAINS,

. Mr. W. Hi Meld (Reform, Otald) aiked the Minister .of Railways.whether :it would not be possible to i-un Sunday ■ :trains during ■ the , summer months. of .people took advantage ofr these trains, and the announcement /by the Minister-that they wore to be cut out would cause great disappoint■ment and'inconvenience.- He asked that Sunday trains be run on the Hutt 'and Manawatu lines at Sunday- fares.;' ' The-Minister of Railways (the Hon. E. A. Ransom) said that unfortunately the thousands of travellers mentioned by Mr; Field had not materialised. The cutting out of the Sunday suburban services - did not mean that the longdistance- Sunday trains to Otaki and 'Palmerston North; would also be eliminated. ' Persons desiring to travel to the suburbs could use the trains running the longer distances at the ordinary fares or the zones fares, whichever were the cheaper. -. ■ ■ : ,Tho< Leader of the; Opposition (the Eight Hon. J. G. Coates) asked the Acting-Prime Minister whether a rei bate would'be made on petrol consumed / by motor vehicles used by local authorities for road making purposes. The Hon. E. A.-Ransom replied that those vehicles which were previously entitled to a refund, of 4d would now automatically be entitled to a refund of 6d a gallon. ,■ . ; The Leader of the Opposition (the Right Hon. J.G.: Coates) asked the Acting-Prime Minister whether the

Railway Commission would report to •the Government, and whether the report wonld be placed on the table of the House. ■-.-'■ ■ ! ' 'The Hon.'.E.Al Eausom replied that the report-had returned from His Excellehcyj .and had: been handed to the Government. He hoped to lay it on the table early next week. Mr. Speaker- ■ read further correspondence with Mr. S. J. M'Kee in respect to the Napier breach of privilege case".

The Acting-Prime Minister moved

that in yiew of the further explanation and expressions of regret contaiu'ed in Mr. M'Keo's letter no further action be taken against him. The motion was passed.

(Proceeding.)