WORK OF SESSION

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 90, 13 October 1934, Page 10

WORK OF SESSION

BUSY DAYS AHEAD

GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION

Another variation in' the Government's plans for completing the work of the session appears to be inevitable in view of the legislation and the accumulation of work outlined by the Prime Minister (the Et.. Hon. G. W. Forbes) today. Mr. Forbes said that at least four new Government Bills would bo submitted to tho House of Representatives next week. These would include tho Cinematograph Film Amendment Bill, which would give effect to the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee, an Unemployment Amendment Bill, which translated the Budget proposals for extending the wages ta-x exemptions to persons, under the age of 20 years and the removal of other anomalies, including the raising from £20 to £50 of the special exemption for women in the case of unearned income, and giving the right to elderly people with incomes not exceeding £2 a week to declare their exemption. ,

Another Government Bill would be an amendment to the Public Works Act, which would deal, among other matters, with tho vesting in the Crown of the lakes formed as the result of hydroelectrical developments.

The fourth measure would be an alteration to the counties and river boards' legislation governing the powers of those authorities in relation to special rating areas. In addition, there would be another Finance Bill.

In reply to questions, Mr. Forbes said it seemed impracticable with the legislation ahead and the- reports of the Dairy, Native Affairs, and Company Commissions, to hope to complete the work of the session by tho end of the month. No decision had yet been reached as to the date of the adjournment, and none could be made until the full effect of tho recommendations of the Dairy Commission was known. Probably it would bo found advisable to ask the House to pass such urgent legislation as was necessary and then to adjourn until early next year.

The issues involved were of such great importance, said Mr. Forbes, that the Government could not consider rushing them through the House. It was essential that the country should have, time to consider and deliberate upon the proposals so that the best arrangement that could be made could be brought about to assist the dairy industry.