PARLIAMENTRY JOTTINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 November 1921, Page 1

PARLIAMENT RY JOTTINGS

Sl’Kl'IAI. to cuAnntAN. SAMOAN IHI.L. WK1.1.l NOTON. N-v The Legislative Connell StatuU' Bes::: Ii.,.»«•" -"...v,"; 1 . “ ... ,t qMii s clousH wns stun K SmiHinn women, i ni^ out Ly tli<* l "list • MINKS REPORT. When the reimrt «f the Mines De- , . .|.,sl the House this atteipart men • j „| mining dis;loon the repies, maim |.,stml tncls started a (IIseUSSIOII that last' I, I ,, ::f ,, ;d:m:r.nn'n' Vibe table. but th« Opposition members a„ opportunity for discuss,ot, and tall j ed the report out. j IM.KA KOI! MINKBis. j During the debate the Mines be-, I nrt. Mr ill,odes (Thames am! Mi l,; Imd t (Ihinemuri) urged tin 11 men, to make improved provision imnvm-i.ated miners. f dependants. They mentioned Ha, H g.'o, Urieaii Hovernment paid ball ;,.„L miners siilfering from pneumo-„:,do-is. while New Zealand 1-" •' pit lame. Tlu-y also urged to - ei-nnu-iit t«. give more eneourageine it In pro-]u etiiig and to establish a |ui i u \ atterv in Ohinemuri district. MINISTKB’K S 3 A I KM I'.N ■lll,. Minister mr Mines in reply sunt (Invert,meld has given uiueli assistance In ernspeetnrs, hut the day of th, ‘ ,',ta lid Onvei'limellt would onlv'when groups of miners were to riiied. Hovernment could not mI'eiisiotis at the present tune 11, believed that miners’ disease would di- eventually, when mod".-,, appliances came into universal ><’ Xli,„.s’ Department and I’orestr\ l>" had concluded a working ar,l.,,'inout to ensure that mines would Miidiniic to receive the necessary supply of tinilier. BBOSI’KfTINT! ASRTSTANCK WET «T,TX f!TON. Nov -'3. I r the annual i-oport of the Mines Department Mr S-ddon (AVost-i;,„-t) said increased assistance to prospecting parties would lead to a large ct nut of gold. Tn South West him there were excellent dinners of profitable discoveries, lie lmm-d nothing wmihl be done to prevent miners from obtaining timber, just as ibey had done !„ tlie past. The Hovernment might well encourage gold 'hedging "iieraiions. Some encouragement had already been given. THE TARIFF. WFLUNHTON. Nov. 21. The House spent the evening disersisti" the additional fti.i-ifi* a.mendnients of which an oflieinl summary is 1 h'i ll g telegraphed. Mr Massey stilted ’ that, tin' Tariff Bill would he ready • within the next few days.