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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES YESTERDAY'S SITTING [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, September \27. The House resumed at 2.30 p.m. Hr Jones spoke at length on the position of Queensland. He referred to the laxity that, he said, had taken place in the control of Dunedin Hospital by the Otago Hospital Board, but said that as the Government provided half' lho money spent by the board it was the Government’s duty to lake a greater interest in the way the money was spent. He had urged that an inquiry should be undertaken, but the Government would not act. He urged the adoption of a comprehensive scheme for thevdistribution of milk to children. He referred to the health of nurses, and contended that .some provision should he made for nurses who contracted disease in the course of their work, and who were unable to continue that occupation. Mr Stallworthy said the Government seemed to have adopted an anti-clerical crusade, and he protested against it. Dealing with the reduction of the public debt, he said it was time the floating debt was abolished, but there was a contingent liability in connection with the Reserve Bank and the Mortgage Corporation that might amount to several millions. They could not tell what it might be. He regretted that there had not been more equality of sacrifice during the depression. They found that more than half the farmers of the Dominion had had tg compound with their creditors, and there were many thousands of unemployed, yet the Government was setting a ; new rate of salaries and was paying as much as £5,000, £2,000, and £1,500 a year. He contended that New Zealand.was given 12 months’ breathing space in connection with the meat contracts because there was the possibility of a change of Government at the end of the year. That was the inner history of the meat negotiations, ami the opportunity was given to see if New Zealand would change its exchange policy. He thought women should be exempt from tho unemployment tax because they received practically no benefit from it. Mr Coleman said the legislation and administration of the Government had robbed the farmers of benefits they should have obtained. The farmers wanted incomes, not charity. The farming population had fallen, and if the Government had put more than 3,000 people on the land how many had they forced off? He proceeded to deal with unemployment, and contended that despite the Minister’s statement, the number of unemployed was not decreasing. He urged that single men should be paid the same as married men on the works under the Minister of Finance’s programme, as the works wore not relief jobs, but necessary public works.’ Mr Broadfoot said the Labour Party did not seem to realise that the shortage of money was not caused internally, but the national income fell by about 30 millions a year, or 35 per cent. He praised the small farm scheme, which ho claimed was producing excellent results. He did not agree that single men on relief works should be paid the same as married men. He thought the married man should receive greater consideration, but he welcomed the increases in pay provided in the Budget. He thought Britain was to be commended on the attitude she adopted in the Abyssinian dispute, and if Britain went to war New Zealand would-have to follow suit. He was sorry tho other nations had not made as great efforts for peace as Britain hud. The debate was adjourned, and the House rose at 5.30 p.m.
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Evening Star, Issue 22146, 28 September 1935, Page 30
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