PARLIAMENTRY JOTTINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1921, Page 1

PARLIAMENTRY JOTTINGS

SPECIAL TO GUAIU>IAN. FR;KI'.ZING TROt.'JU.K WELLINGTON, November 25. Mi- Mtissey fa id in tlio House that li, regretted to learn the freezing worker? Gisborne had refused to start witli--1 out. a new award. It was most important that the industries of the country should not be held up just now. hast, year’s delay at the freezing works cost the Dominion an enormous amount of money. The refusal ot the freezing wankers to start was undel consideration of the Crown law office! ? ( at present, lie expected to have the report and recommendations within a , |ew days. HOI SI NG LAW. The Minister for hahottr told the House lit' would prnpo--e an alteration of the law to meet etu-es of people who had bought houses for their own ; occupation, and then eoilhl not get possession. Hardship had hern caused lin wine eases, lie would not assist | purchasers unless they genuinely wished to occupy the houses. I SOLDIER SETTLEMENTS 1 Mi- Guthrie made another statement to-day regarding the finances of the soldiers settlement scheme. His point was that the losses had not been large. ,He said .the advances had totalled : £18.488.000 and repayments amounted to £1.301.000. arrears to C31G.738 tmd postponements to £151.830. Postponements repaid amounted to over CIO.OOO. Capitalisations of interest and rent totalled only £BB3B. Sections valued at £585.000 had been transferred and the consideration for transfer had totalled ' £035,000. so there had Goon no loss. ! Remissions of rent had totalled only [ £lO.Bll. Payments were coining in ! very satisfactorily in spite of the fimmI rial stress. I TAR TEE BILE. ■ The Customs Amendment Rill war introduced in the House 10-day. The new rates of duty as imposed hv resolutions of House, as set tnrth ill the I schedules of the Hill itself contains some provisions of importance. Government is empowered bv Order-in-Coiineil to apply tlm intermediate tariff to goods of any country. or to apply the general tariff to goods of any Rritish country other than I'nited Kingdom. This clause will ennhle Gnvernment to exclude Australia from tinpreferential tariff. Power is given Go-vernnu-nt to impose on goods ot any countrv duties corresponding with the dill ies imposed upon X./,.goods by that eotinlTv. Another ~lau.se empowers Govornmenl l«* modify 1 1 v fir !-t in o*»un-- « i|. Tin* duties |>rn\ in tin* in*" tariff. Tlm |»r<*f«T* , nti:il dutio< to ho tin* in in im mu and tin* mumral duties llit* maximum. Tlu* «“tl• *< t oi this to oxtond (iovoi nments power to make bargains with other roijut rit»s and l«> protect N.Z. industries against unfair competition. Special \ lit i-1> i; 1111 »i 11 duties may be imposed if’ tin* selling; ]>rit■<* of tlm }. , .00ds is less than tlu* domestic jo i«-t‘ in tin* country of origin, nr less than i la* rust of j'rodiu t i»>n. or is reduced I»y count rms and concessions. Tin* niMi'iit in special cases may alter th,. tariff for tin* prntoet ion ot local industries. Any simli alt<*rat ion may l>r revoked by lhuliament ill tlu* m*t session. ioiis max In* made fur tin* collection of duties *»n I'oods in|m»i*t«*d by moans of aircraft. KDI’C ATIOX AM KNO.M KXT. Tl.o Ivlimation Amendment Hill lias ' oon rot u mod to the 11 • him* by Kdmatioii Committee xviili seveial a nmudiiiont s. Tin* most important aitiendmeut requires that tin* teachers »f i(‘distort’d private selmols shall take tlm oath 41 1 al|o<*ianoo. It is to ho a oomlitiou of looist ia t ion that any person \x lio acts as loaolior in a private ohonl shall take* tlm oath of ;M.vM*riliod for public school toaclmis. Th<* Ktliiiiit ion Committee has slimU til clause 11, which provided that tin* uropert \ vested in an edueatiou lioanl should Im oxompt Imimi Iota! bye-law** - . Tlm Imprest Supply Hill was introtliii ed in tin* evunino and j'ave npporiiniiix for a o;eimial disritssioii. Labour members startod with mtirh talk ahoitf tho nalional station ot Industrie--., and otlmr nmmhors introduced various topics of tlmir own. A I' ATIIKTH A IMM' AL. Chiiha MaoKon/.io, tlm blind mi*udmr for Auckland Kast. hold tlu* attention o! the House* lor ton minutes while Im atado a st roily; appea 1 tor oonsidorat ion for hlind poopo. 110 pointed out how much eoiild 1)0 dono hy training and attention. to improve tlioir lot. Cakes to make—seonos to bake—hoxv easy, pleasant, and sur© is the work when you use SHAD LAND’S