Budget Next Week

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 209, 20 September 1937, Page 6

Budget Next Week

Our Own Correspondent.)

PARLIAMENT'S WORK Mr Nasb May Address House To-morrow DAIRY-GUARANTEE ISSUE

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WELLINGTON, Last Night. Moderate progress with the work of Parliament was made by the House of Eepresentatives last week. The sitting hours were curtailed somewhat to'meet the exigencies of broadcasting, practically aU the discussion being transmitted over the air. The Imprest Supply Bill was put through all stages and passed at one sitting, and reasonable headway was made with the Address-in-Eeply debate. Until this debate is finished and the Budget is introduced and the financial debate disposed of, little can be done with legislation and otlier business demanding the attention of membero. The Imprest Supply Bill was not responsible for the protracted sitting that had been anticipated. There was a departure from custom in introducing the Bill in the afternoon, instead of the evening. The Opposition members took advantage of the opportunity to aeek °inf ormation from the Ministers on a number of controversial issues, and to criticise various phases of the Government 's policy and administration.

Twelve speakers — seven from Goverument benches and five Opposition members — have so far taken part in the Address-in-Eeply debate. Most of the Opposition intend to speak, and, as the Government is reply Ing man xor mau to each speech from its opponents, discussion is certain to occupy the whole of the present week. The general expectation is that the debate will conclude on Friday and that a division will be reachcd on the Opposition no-confidence amendmenfc about Thursday. In moving his amendment, the Leaderof the Opposition, the Hon. Adam Hamilton, submitted eight points of indictment against the Government. The Miniater of Education, the Hon. P. Fraser, replied to Mr Hamilton 's criticism on behalf of the Government. The Minister of Finance and Marketing, the Hon. W. Nash, will probably take part in the debate on Tuesday night, and, in "view of the discussion on guaranteed prices, it is expected that he will tell the House and the country. with the aid of the broadcasting facilities, something of the working of the dairy-marketing scheme. Labour's second Budget will probably be introduced next week, but it may be dolayed for a day or so to permit the House to re-enact the Fair Eents Act, which expires at the end of the month. Another matter of urgency is the passing of the Industrial Arbitration and Couciliation Amendment Bill, reguiarising the position of clerical and otlier workers, whose awards were reeently upset by the decision of tlie Court of Appeal,