PARLIAMENT

Evening Star, Issue 23376, 20 September 1939, Page 7

PARLIAMENT

NEARING END DF SESSION TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE RATES [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, September 19. The House met at 2.30 p.m., when Mr Coates, in an. urgent question to the Minister of Defence (Mr Jones), asked when the rates of pay for the Territorial Air Force, which was mobilised on September 5, would be announced and when the arrangements would be made to pay members of this force. Mr Jones, in reply,. said the rates were exactly the same as those laid down in the New Zealand Air Force Regulations of 1938 for the regular Air Force, and arrangements were made to pay members of the Territorial Air Force, which was' mobilised on September 5, on September 15, and at the end of the month—namely, on the same dates as' payment was made to the regular Air Fprce. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Two days’ leave of absence was granted to Mr Coleman and eight days to Mr Tirikatene on account of illness in their families, and eight days to Mr Ratana on account of a family bereavement. AGRICULTURAL REGULATIONS. During the afternoon the Agricultural Emergency Regulations Confirmation Bill was introduced by Governor-Gene-ral’s Message and read the first time. It confirms and validates the regulations made under authority of the Agriculture (Emergency Powers) Act since Parliament met last year. The regulaI tions concerned relate to honey marketing, cool-stored butter, bobby calf marketing, dairy industry accounts, export butter-box pool, lemon marketing, and hop marketing. LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. The incorporation of the New Zealand Library Association is provided for in the New Zealand Library Association Bill, which was also introduced by Go-vernor-General’s Message and reacl the first time. Any local authority that has established, or'has power to' establish, a library may become a member of the association and pay the necessary subscriptions and dues. The association is not to be wound up without the leave of the Governer-General in Council.