MANY MEASURES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20043, 15 September 1939, Page 9

MANY MEASURES

ONE STONEWALLED DEBATES IN THE HOUSE WANGANUI HARBOUR BILL AUCKLAND CON TEOV E HSY THREAT OF CLOSURE (Ter Pres* AeeoolAtion.) WELLINGTON, this day. The greater part of the afternoon was devoted by the House of Representatives yesterday to consideration in committee of the Wanganui Harbour District and Empowering Amendment Bill, the measure being vigorously opposed by members of the Opposition who represented the constituencies adjoining Wanganui. The. Otago Presbyterian Church Board of Property Amendment Bill (the Minister of Defence. Hon F. nes) wa' •• *'■ fir-- 1 ! \:v. The Lower Clutha River Improvement Amendmeri’ Bills. Nos. 1,2 and | (Mr. J. A Rov.i were withdrawn from the order paper and will be incorporated in another bill. The Otago Harbour Board Emoowering Bill (Mr, J. W. Munro) and the Auckland City Empowering Bill (Mr. W. T. Anderton) were read the second time and passed through the committee stages unamended. * When the latter measure was (being discussed in committee, Mr. A. E. JuU (Nat., Waipawa) disputed a suggestion by the acting-Prime Minister, .the Hon. P. Fraser, that the House need not spend a great deal of time on the bill, since it did not contain anything of a controversial ruhireJ Mr. Jull remarked that !;• believed there was a very fine piece .ye- diary at the entrance to the ho-vital, in Auckland, and group? of statutory were among the m l comrovesrial ■ubjects in the world. Auckland had found that out Refusal To Be Bulldozed Mr. Fraser rose to a point of order, stating that Mr. Jull’s remarks were irrelevant. Neither, the House nor 1 the country; he said, was in a mood for facetiousness, and unless the bill were treated seriously he would move, the closure at the first opportunity. Mr. W. J. Broadfoot (Nat., W ai * tomo) strongly objected to iMr. Fraser’s threat to terminate the discussion, and said the Opposition would not be bulldozed or bullnosed by anybody. j The Chairman of Committees, Mr. R. McKeen, asked Mr. Broadfoot to withdraw his remarks.

Mr. Broadfoot complied and the measure was rapidly put through the remaining committee stages. • .tj The remainder of the afternoon was confined to the stonewall of the Wanganui Harbour District and Empowering Amendment Bill (Mr. J. F. 8.. Cotterill), Messrs. W. J. Poison, W. J. Broadfoot, W. A. Bodkin, A. E. Jull, the Hon. J. G. Cobbe, and Mr. W. P. Ertdean taking part in the (debate. Progress Reported Immediately the House resumed in the evening, Mr. Fraser moved that progress be reported on the Wanganui Harbour District and Empowering Amendment Bill. This was agreed to. The Otago Harbour Board Empowering Bill and the Auckland City Empowering Bill were read the third time and passed. The Taieri River Improvement Amendment Bill and the Hutt Road Bill were introduced by the'Gover-nor-General’s message and read the first time. The Nurses and Midwives’ Registration Amendment Bill was read the second time pro forma and referred to the Health Committee. The Adhesive Stamps Bill was passed through the committee stages without amendment or discussion and was given its third reading and passed. Hire Purchase Agreements Discussing the Hire Purchase Agreements Bill in committee, Mr. H. G. Dickie (Nat., Patea) asked who had requested the legislation. Hie Attorney-General, the Hon. H. G. R. Mason, said it had respited from complaints from time to time of unfair dealings and, in a certain percentage of cases, he had no doubt that that was SO. ' t A The bill was passed through committee stages unamended and was given its third reading and passed. In ! moving the second the Meat Bill, the Minister,' ofrAgriculture, the. Hon. W. Lee Martin, said that a number of alterations had been made in the bill by the Agricultural and Pastoral Committee, and he thought that the measure would be generally accepted by the whole farming community arid the meat Industry. One important clause which -It had been decided should be dropped by the committee was that which attempted to limit the retail sale of meat by freezing companies. This had been done, although he regretted it in a way. However, he considered the bill was a good one and would give the department fuller power for the inspection of meat for consumption. It would come into force on April 1. Discussion on the second reading of the bill was continued. The bill then passed through the committee stages when amendments made by the committee were approved. It was given the third reading and passed and the House rose at 10.30 p.m. until 10.30 a.m. to-day.