WELLINGTON TOPICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1921, Page 1

WELLINGTON TOPICS.

TIIK I'AKI.IA.ME.NTAKV SL-SsION'-Oi’KNS SKI , 'l K.MKHIi 22ud. (Our Special Corruspondent). WK'.I.INOTOX. \iijm.'l 29. 'Hi- ii]:i-!iiiu, nf i\i•iiniii.-i.l !..iviii}' In',.n definitely fixed lor The' -'lny s.v----1.-inin r '.‘2u:!. a little ninr ’ tli.ni li <**' weeks li' ii .'. pnldie intere.t ,n t ll •' s- sli:i> 1111 icl oncil and spi'Mikuion ns in in dura 1 ion and eharueiei ink.’ii a in,ii'i* proeise shape. It still is Uniu.dit liy a majority id 11 1* • people hest posted in siK'li m i tti'l s that Lilt' sn-siull will run over tile Christinas holidays Alinisters imjilv ihal if men,hers ~f the House njijiK themselves earnestly to the I, ll sin—in hand and retrain Hunt .mi peril mills Lnlkinjt and fa it a i is ohstrnr lion there "ill la- no need to keep them in AVel I notion foi more than three

moii'li*. But that, of cuiir- 1 . i* alwtys tho view of the occupants of the l rivsilly Benches, whatever their political colour. He! ms have mir own wuy. tliov say iu e||het. to their mi pport«-rs ami t h**ir opponents. and vo.i shall l e kept away from your homes for mshort a tim • :ts possible Hut thinehave happened during the past twelve months which, while jrivinji tlte (invent* numt’s opponents many oppurnimfies for speihino, will not allow its supporters to remain altogether siler.t. BOXKS OK CONTIvNTION. It is expected that Mr Massev wdi arrive in time to take liis :e::t in :h** I loos.- nine or ten days after the c nenimjc and tint in tlte interval the House will have disposed of the Addross-ui-Hoply and other preliminaries. Then in addition to the rovnvui of the (histom> tariff, which will on nny at least a mouth there will he Hills d(>aljn 14 with various phases of kitanoo, taxation. land settlement, defence, piddle works. lepidative reform and. perhaps electoral inform. There is hound t> In* in addition a bi«T crop of private memher.-A Bills. bnl these are so easily tlinist aside thy reed .not add very mate;-iil|y to the length of tin session The cl«*1 »:ile on the Bud.ert. however. *s .ill - * 1 to Imi into several weeks. Kill anee is onin*4 to la- the .piestion of rjue.stioiis .lorinj the* session and fww members will ,-aiv to i*onfesS hy silence their ignorance c.f the snhic*ef. ?d r Mas-nv mav he i rusted to return to the fray wop equipped at eviTy. poiui . hut semeof his rolJeaijues have* not enhanced their reputa.tions dniinii Ids absence am! ■ he candid fi i- certain to he mm h in evidence. KKTIinNi, CIVIL SKIIN’ANTS, li is now announced that some I*Jf > iii-liili'-rs of the Civil Serve e have been oflicially informed that the time iftheir retirement has arrived and. that tin* sp-aial or.ev shown llum l.v the i • *ive*i.llllit*i«t. a-ainst tin* advice c.f heads of departments, can he continued no I Oil ire*'. 'There will he- sympathy everywhere |\>.- the etlh-eiw who are roinpelitd iii the- 1 diflicult lime s t«» *x. di:uii>;i‘ a livisiLC ''nee for a -uperannuutioii i*itt !U . hut t lie ( hiv.iiiment canned he I'prc. ached with ha\imj; acted harddv tow a: d< the -idfcr-T-. tin tin* contrary. MiTMer- have M rained hoHi tin* r**e;ulatioiis the Service and their own authority it: eh laying tin* nperahmi- «.f a i i le which was intended to promote e|Ji,*icnc\ and t*» facilitate pro mot ion. It Ins been notorious in Wdliii: ton for vtu,. years ua-l that hiidi posit inns hav been l** Id by oflb ors no h.neer c ip ihlc of }><*::t inn lle-ir re-jidii-sihililk - .'lid tha! in •'i-vom! CIN"* of this kind the result.*: have I extremely unfortunate* Another fleet <*:' .he intericrem • with th* rejiiilat icuis has been io , real,, ves y *. ide-spread dk>ahfaction throi.cl’oui the* rv A IJI.K Tt» SA V NO. Tin* (lon. d. O. (oat*- :«::ain

slum n !ii- !- : iil vto -ay "No" w lion ii 11:1 1 ■'! 11l- tot,oil Hit"*!* :o lily "Vo." I:\ rot liming a- iiiifnrournblo I’nsivor to. lilt* |ip . I on! *l' * of li*.‘ I*ol :l l‘"!*!l I*: 1 ll'*' ' toll,.'n**. Tito Mini-tor oj I’ulili:* Workiiii 1 1 oil lit,- 1 di-pla oi„o r. *.>ro!ii .!■. ill no o "it:.. ! -‘•>.n •" in lit*', mport iit.oi 1 1 i<i tin* :n:iin: it\ of Iti' pro-dem'.-.-ur- in iiHii-o A '"iv l:ir*.r.' pit. | ortion of .lit* i lilway.- , 011-1 rnoto.l ill tlii- ot.rnlrv. i11oI:irIi11_f no.-I of i in* Iti .moll lino- l li.it 11.• r-1-i-• 11 1 l\ tail t, pay tlo if U.IV. U o|*o lii'ollollt into i*xr-(-01100 It, til** ,l|.-lll*o .■ till .I**! I • *! i 1:11 •*: int,o|r.-loi! j-1 *t. 11! o. lint Mi Cot - iIH.I o.iintr to tolerate ini- kind of linn..*:. 110 w • 111 1.1 Ii;. .-In* INil.lio Wool-- !>•- n:i lt • to,o . I I.* |!:*i|« Sly I lop ilt ill" * 111 111 1 110 \ "I'i* nit ill o | I iii. itl |.*t *>rt n| • on ovoVy linn I, •ion* it v.*on pi io'-.I upon tin* I.nil.lni*.*- st*l:jlllf on*! i.o v.tmM imuloi*tilk - I*. . .•*.■ o*ik!I: pro on I ‘in in. . O i L : * l'* ■ n t 11 101 - ol tl* : lit It t in’! - ulioilnr they t uni. hum '.'to .!i i ri. t Ininiont. Tin’- - nun!- :d:ii<,-t too mind to 1,.* sn:. lot; .M* ( i .it 1 1 * * i- i vonin: ttnm *.* *tii i !.* ,1- l I, • | no.. I l.i- nil nI in- IT i'i!t ITIII.IC KX I'KNIMTI Kjrl. DKMA.M) l*"l! KCUNCAIA . UKI.I.INIiTII.V An;.',. -".I. Itii-ine.-- nioti in M’ollinptoii -ui'mun to sir.*.-- with inoiva.-inji emphasis life iloot| tor i-niiiiiiiiv in piililie expenditure. \i this nook’s moot iitp of tin* (’lni ml.oi* of ('ointnono, Mr .1. T. Mint in. 'ho pi osi.lonL rot tirnotl to tin* sul>,i<*.*i; with n -ti<inn jirolo-l imiiin-t tin* notion :.f ,er;:.in pnlitioinns. nko. lit* said. were mi--inp n Inn\ I ii'.oiiiisl tho rooont "out in tin ruilwii.v -nrvioo. smply hoi *1:11-0 th(*y tluniplit -onn* of I li<*ir enlist ii ueiii s i\i ro ooilio to It' 1 IHO j liililiil Ily allot toil, ’I Ins Isin,l of piii-no'iiiili-iu mis rospon-il.lo for nnii'h ol tin* oxl rnvnp.'iiioo ami waste oiilnp* on In the puMio sorvioo .ill,! I,itin, mi'll. \\ h<> won* annuip '.ln* > ni*'l stilforors from tho inll;,[,*,| expenditure, slioiihl slantl Ill'llill. 1 tin* Cnvornnioiil in its oli'nrts I" pul i 1 - ti 111,iii-if,| lnai-o in or:l, r. I'll,* CuvorniiH.nl wits nnt likely to ,|o more than was absolutely ne.essarv ami to il„ as iniicli it unnhl mod I the synipiith.v and support of <>• cry- ,„,,* win. realised the prnvily of the |*<mii;nli. At Mr Marlin's in-lipntion th<* (*| hi 111 1 1<* I* adopted a motion dopm a! in" tin* intorfemneo of tin* politioians ai d nipiiiL' other ohamhors to assist, fhe

liiii 1 wav Department in cllorting eta nomies. THU GOVKKNAIKNT AIOVKS. It seems mm that the lUimmnccni'jnt n! tile intention of the Government to retife it hundred civil scrvnnts who hull <1 naiitiixl for sltpcra munitioil tens mere- ' ly ;i. preliminary to much larger and more far reaching operations of the same hind. Ministers still tint roticiellt as to the details of their “economy campaign.’,' hnl it is plain they are faced villi the necessity of making ii disagreeably extensive. Sir Francis Hell admits that during the winter months men who were not really reel ui red were retained in tlie service in order to save them from joining the ranks of the unemployed. Hut now, the Acting Premier says, the special conditions have heen removed so far as the Government is concerned, and the whole business lias been handed over to the Public Service Commissioner to deal with as lie thinks host, dust v.hat will ho the outcome of' this final determination of the Government it is difficult. to say. hut it is certain a number of men not well equipped for the competition of the open labour market v. ill lie turned adrift. THFi KOOTH.VI.T; HOOM. Till the fateful day. the third test nmteli between the South African and New Zealand footballers wall attract im,re attention from the people of Wellington. both city and province, than will the “Keonnmy Campaign." the Pnaneial stringency or the approaching session of Parliament. The crowd at Athletic Park on Saturday fortnight promises to he the largest outdoor gathering ever scon in this city, nut accepting the crowd that assembled at Parliament Puddings on the declaration of war or the greater one outside the Town Hull mi the announcement of the armistice. The opening of ihe “box idlin’’ to the public yesterday morning for scats in the stand was

more Carre. From 11 o’clock oil tinprevious iiioht people had waited oiit--Mc 1 lie lluehy I'ninn's office in the hope of seeiiriipr n comfortable view of Ilu’ match, Iml fewer than a hundred of them could obtain accommodation at any price. Whatever may In' the i|unlit v of New Zealand football to-day the enthusiasm of the spectators remains iiiiabute-l. lino eileet- of the boom lias boon to draw pointed attention to the niter inadequacy of Wellington s playiim ernunds. on; \KioiUsoi ns. Mr I'. K. Sidey. the member for Dunedin South, who passed throuph Wellineton yesterday oil Ins way home from a trip to Australia, in the course of a eluit said lie had found "after war" conditions oil "tin' other side" at least as tliflienll and as perplexing as they ivere in No Zt'aland. Money was Sean I- and dear and unemployment v. as pi. valent The people of the Common wealth, however, were I'ncine their troubles cheerfully and conlideuily. jt.st as liner e! .Vew Zealand were tloilio. and the r« .-oor,rs of tin ir country weie -O pleat there roll I 1 lie no <lcu lit they d.lions. ,\ii Sides was disinelmod to talk of Dominion politics. It was not a lim lor pa cl \ -t i i i'o. lie -aid. and in the absence of Mr Massey it was diliiettli to a-; •rtaiu rxurily what v.. s ! a;i l i aiup; but I lie lie. d for a vigilant 0p......t j. n v. as r,.0 or creator and I e thouJ,l this .. Old loe si pplied. lie l.t.d i!<>!:■ i:: ; p to ,y nbriit tie- tie',-, p: o;;io >si •„ party or its platl'm ms. hut he 1. "1 no doubt of t he rim ■•l ily of its lender ,o- of the pood intentions of his fol J—rews-s . -s ' .s.'-sss. is.

no OAi.VKS !.\V: >.fi- Farmer rounder it i v Call j-itii tv- sueressft.lly reared **l a t ~i' 7/- !„']■ 1 r••]ct for i'o'-tl I>y usinj! Ocremilk \v ill; slum milk or only ivai-r nf course it pays. The millions of rounds worth of hotter, cheese. hi! i.ecf, etc. most nil be derived in the future from calves rc.-ueil now. Tile : - tnl amount of elvcso ninth' in X'.' Zealand in 10120 w:is over sixty thons;iml tons, heeil your calves on (. eiemill.- Mill; of Cereals. The price -.as ijiM’n r-.lucetl. S .ld in 20f.11>, 10011.. Al)||, ami ;1 h hnn.s. All stores. Aocnts h'lemin;: and Co., hid . |> 0. IJux SO. Clirish-hureli hdnde y |-''lmnin.' mid Co., i-ltl.. f 1 *'• IFA 1! I!0 h'OCI 11 -- ial tens.