PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 November 1921, Page 1

PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS

SPECIAL TO OC AH 111 AN. AH UJTHAT]ON ( CM jUj’. \vhijjx(;tox. Xuv. T!u* l.t-LCi>l:i! i\'t* ('niimil luis I Ihe Cunt ili.it ion ;iiiii Arhit mtiiHi Amemlmeni Bill, with (lie DcMiliou ol I '.\n suh-el:iuses in! to prevent .my i|iiestion lieinp raise.] in tlx* (' nrt or <»lso\v!k*iv, t!ie \;i!ic!ity ‘‘-I ihe sittings. lion H;n i. who i< one oi tie- Labour uiemhers oS the Council, look the «.|*- po:!iiili!\ to mnke miiiip ciiiniiii’iii on

li e i.elion of Ml A 1 eC ‘llj ioilgii, D'e W I'k,'i's’ I epres. mat ive on I-m Court. I!e iin - neglecicl his duty to those lie was -apposed lo icj 11 c-c: 1 1. s.ial At Bar,. IL' lias said “I will si' again,” and they lane given bi-.i aiio'ls-r -b.,w am! ’ e lias turim,| ,|og . n U„-m and ci:.!-m von, -

al lo hang up I lie Court. lie lias not kc..: laith . il l l ilia imliisli iai unions working mid,a Die Arliii ;ai ion Act. CAPITAL IM N LSI lAJ ENT. A lull iulio<liiccit to- M, M- I • >inii-.

one of the Labour members, pmposiiig the abolition of capital pmii-iil mot occupied the House for an hoar in lie af let Air MoCV.m'.s and a few ollici moiiilii'i- aigimd Dial cxcmitious w't■.c iniwoiDiy of a cii'ilcail ,-oiitili... ami w ere no re a I deterrent m mu idea , Inn the weight of opinion was slrongly on Dm Otliei side, amt Dm Bill was ,e----jecled on the si leading In 112 voles to 7. ABSENT VOTERS. Mr 11. Reed lb,ay ol Island., had charge ol hi- Local Elections ami Bolls A llll-11, S 11 i t ll Bill in comtaii tee ill the Douse this aftcinoon. This Bill provides for the issue of ah-eni void's permits in coimi'i aisoi 1 1 a hial c!c<-ii>:is. rile member explained lluil as aimunle.l ll\ | lie Statutes Revi-Mlll Colli 111 iI 1 ee, his Bill provided D at w illiin siiv nmm h

of lb - dale el' Dm |, eal . i li. nll.V vole, who expim'ed lo he abseiil might ol |! ain a speeia I voting p:lJ>*'l I'rmu the Ici iirning ollicer. The voter Au'.uhi be itiforini’d by j i osi ol Dm names ol Dm eamli.lilies v llell noli* inllan is .dosed and 1m won I 1 w rile all the names on Dm voting paper, and sliike mil the lianms Dial did not (eivive ■ Ids vole, an,d I ben send Die paper 10 the returning ofiieei. Tim paper mnsl iea< h the rd uriiin-g olliee, before :he • losing of the poll. The Bill was 1 1 isellsseTl at some Ictiglli. Ah Rhodes Thames) staled Dial he would move laler to amend lire system of marking pagers al local elections. Alany informal voles were due to the confusion alising from Dm use ol tlx* Gross.

Wlion 1 hi’ dinner sirlived All Wilford was asking why n oi ivale mem bad ehaige of so illtp,,, taut a measure, lie hinted that the position of Dm Call,mg B'll bowl <m Die order paper niiglil to do with members iiileie-.ls in A.D R-ed’s Bill. PROMISSORY NOTES.

Seeking a eerlain amount of re lief In, the pavers of land lux. Mt Lysuar (CishorncV asked the Prime Minister t„-day if promis-ory notes ,ould lie taken for port! "m November was a veiy awkwat.l month for Dm farmers and if some little was allowed Diem to gel their wool m ~'id to ii-.eive soiim payment for their boiler fa,', it would help them very iti im'li . Mr Ala-sev said Gull la-1 year the Commission,',' acepb'd promissmy notes, but a change bad taken place sim-e then. Promissory notes were not ol mocli use to the Depart men, unless the hanks were able to diseoiint them. There was a limit t- ''»• advances the hanks could make. He could no. sta c dctinitelv that the Dcoartment would . u .ccm promissory notes from every individual. who was tillable to pay b.s tax, hut the Department and the (-<>ven,meat wonld do the best they emild,

MR WILFORD’S PETROL. Mr Wilford told the House again today that he was importing his own petrol. The last twenty cases had cost him £22 12s (id and lie had paid all the usual charges including wharlagc, Customs duty, primage freight ami insurance. He had bought the petrol retail overseas and he hail suflered from adverse exchange. Importers who were selling at 30s bought chou|>or than lie dill. Hull Lee replied that the Board of Trades investigations showed that petrol sold by liter•chants, was not sold at an unreasonable profit. Air Wilford—J know it is. Hon I suggested th;ii the pni’chuse of n few eases was on did event matter from flic purchase ol large consignments. If Mr Wilford could binoil such good terms, it. was sti align Dial be did nut let bis friends share the benefit. Mr Wilford.—l could go to America ami arrange to sell petrol Imre IDs per case below the present price.