PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 November 1921, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS

SPECIAL TO OL* Alt Ol AN. THE TARIFF. WELLINGTON. Nov. 28. The .Government has some mine amendments to make in the tariJl, and ill introduce a.other set of rcso utions in the House of Reps, - row. Then consideration ol the l.mu Bill and its schedules will be commenced by the House. The Prime. Minister intends to ask members to apply themselvesi to this task until it is completed. Ho mdi cated this evening that he saw no icason why this Bill should not pass through all its stages m a week, but he does not intend to hurry the House. RETRENCHAIENT. The Legislation dealing with retrench mem, as Air ATassey has said already, will not reach the House until the new tnrifll lias been plated on the fJtntute Book. This legislation has now been drafted Air Massey is not ready yet to state exactly the intentions of the Go- ■ eminent with regard to reduction c Civil Service salaries. The percentage of reductions and the method of applying it have been giving Ministers a »ood deal of anxious thought. JHe rs"...tlon certainly is going to take pla«e. Ministers, as well as members, have been hearing the threats of resistanceto reductions on the* part of railwaymen, and possibly also the Post and Telegraph employees. These threats will not cause any change of plans. Cabinet is fully convinced that a part of the hig increase made in the civil service salaries during recent years lias got to come off again, and it is looking confidently for the support of Parliament in the matter.