PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 October 1921, Page 1

PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS

sra'i.y, TO I.I'AKDIAN. TO-DAY'S HISINKSS. \VKI.I.IXt(TON. Oft. 17. I Ilf 11 1111 >f of Ilf picsciitnt ives "ill nifft lii-iminun■. The business of tJif mtv iill]>■ >rl:■ ii<. iurf in I’arl in men t mm not In' Tin- Ii 11 -1 1 1 <•i; 1 1 state nient is "ot likc|v [n ;it■ |ii'ni- liofotf llio i'll*l ol thf inomii. Several of tlif Bill' t lull linvf ifffivfil ;it t<titit ■ll during tlif Ins' lortniglit hare o,iM,' In , tmiiiiit lot's, mill limy mi'i rot urn lo t li" I loiis*' t'lb week. MiHl'l H.\TIO.\ AMENDMENT. The C'uiifilintmn mill Arliitnitiini Amfiidnifnt Bill which "m 1 11Ttiiiilly intfo- , 1 11ff1 1 l ist week only lio cirfiiliilfil toiiiomnv. Il is nmliT't I t" ilfm merely with tlif ilillifiilty ,•i< ■: 1 1 t'il li.v tlif resignation of ill** vuitlots ivpM'senIntivf on tlif Ai-liil int inn t'onrt. An miifinliiio hill i,l " iili'r signiliemree ifN|ifftfll Intor in tin' session. IJAt'lXi: COMMISSION I’ KI’OllT. Till' rt'| mrl of tlif liming Commission mill mi Oitlit- in-t'num.'ll authorising tlif issue ol totnlistani permits nil tin' 1 isis nf lli" Conmiission's iit-inilnn'tiilii-lii ill s HIT likely lo l:o In itl liffol't' till' Utilise during tin' ni'fsfiil "i‘fk. I' l ' fit" ttf ill,' Iffi'.nt lifter tlmt is still a limiter tij' ro n|f 11 1 if. Some nifinln'ts H llcise districts IV.'t'f fOll'illf' I’ll lo Ilf iiffe, lt',l adversely liv tlif t ' Poi l. have v ,., v in-tivi' in opposition to it mill they believe tlmt n iI II the assistance of members who object to mi iiifi i'llsf in tli,* total miiiiilh'l' of permits, Hoy niu so,-iil‘f t lie i eject ion ol (lie IT'[i' i 1 ■ hut nil'll reject inn would leave ml tulmil lfdly I nsal isfaetiiry situation to I f far.>d. siiK-f no member of Ike House appeals 1.1 lielieve tlmt 111" "Si-linti • !■*- trihiitii.li of permits is just. Large districts wl'.osf claims to additional permits have Iwe n admitted By t lie Col’lmissioii. will not lie content to lose tln- advantage that has heen oltered lln m. \ fiiinhinal ion of dissatisfied. rat'ine mendiers mid anti-tolalisator niendiers might secure a rejection ol t report but the straugelv asserted Allies would split directly the general ,11lost ion eanie up again for t otisiileration. The indications are fur a cuiiiprotnise of some description.