PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 December 1921, Page 1

PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS

SI’KIUA l. TO Ul'AltUlAN. LAND-TAX RECEIPT#. WELLINGTON, Dec. 1. Mr Massey was asked this afternoon what amount of tax had been collected. ill' replied that the incomplete figures indicated that the amount received within the rebate period had exceeded tile departmental expectation, and had keen quite equal to his own more hopeful estimate. RURAL MAIL DELIVERIES. The Post mast er-Geucral has been pressed from all parts of the House, since his new scheme of rural! mail deliveries was announced early in the session, and he announced to-day that in response to representations, he had decided to reduce the compulsory contributions by fifty per- cent. The loss of the present rural deliveries was about CnOOO yearly, and his depart - ■limit had in hand 11200 applications tor additional deliveries. He had •uttsider■d the question from every standpoint and thought hi l was iustified in recommending the Government to make the charge £l, for daily delivery, and 10s I'm- a t re-weekly delivery, as against /t! and £1 respectively, in his original scheme. This would nt'ali that there would he, no loss, anil that, he would he able to deal with the applications in hand. Tf any settlers had signed on at the higher rate, they would obtain ft ■•ofund.

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Tic balance or the soldiers’ scffle■netit land was mentioned in the House ■rt-rlav. The Prime Minister said that the total amount, of the subscriptions 1,0,1 been about Po.flftO.OOf). Tie had inquired as to the possibility nf seenrin ■' Ibe l.alaiu e of <;1 .oun.d! 10 by the -n- ---- nfinn nf Ibe eomnnlsorv clauses t'ut had been iiUoruusl hv bis nTicers that this could cause ureat har'ship In tiianv nee"le. 11° had decided nut to at tomtit to enforce the compulsory ■ louses at nresont. Gut in the UlonnI.e bad found the money for solII vs f—e„ other -a,ui-ees se that the settlement scheme had not suffered. Mes) of the teoiie,- had already been ev,voided The repnvmenls were boi"g ..ce-l for advances to soldiers. The Prime "Minister added that he could s*i v definitely that he did not intend I--o to 1 olldilll uu nev marl.el again d'i"Ibe . ..rreol fm-ie ial v-ar Do la, U, ... ,| 11. -1 ( It,, (1. I cold 1-0. iff. aliens ~1,1,1 \uril of Abie I U'-I Imps l\ little b,n-er M. „ 1 \ tl ..an "!Vr rl.-,l I l.at

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ivbalS is' b-in.r -l-.in and nd'at it l’s, in, and a.l *o t... ,!■>'■ ■ b.,( ~,1 lit ,«• • get flic tariff out of the w,a\- il is imc' v - Tlp to s■,v as nra-b as fl would TiLi■ to sav. when we get the tariff out of file ■vav. T v. ill tell members exactly what we are doing and what we in'end t > do. I fhinl; they "ind the pentde of llu‘ count rv " ill lie surm ise l at the information. Thu Government's proposals are heiiu, carried out and "‘ill 'e carried tun.” |)TRf TRR.XG DFTATT.R. YVFTJ TYGTOX. Dec 1. The House ef Representatives beergn ■ lie discussion of the details of the now tariff fhis evening. Rollt" nf the enrlv items were keenly d"haled. DUTY 'ON WTTFAT

Th" first ditferemm of o’union arose oil ft’C ni'o"es"d detv "f Os nor cental ,>n wheat • the ~',l ( !e|\' was p,| eer cental. and Ministers evnlailU'd licit the in crease was suggested in order that the . farmers miidit tie eneoiiraged to make Nov Zealand imlep mlent of imnorted iwlmat. Hon Noswurthy sta l - •’ that Hie eriee cf bread wvnihl h" rodeoed "hen the new season’s wheat became a va ilahle. Rem (li»-esilion and l abour menthers argued that tlm effect of the dutv "■euhl Is* to prevent consumers go t - litu '-heap wheat and bread. The item eventuallv was passed unaltered. COCOA. The fb'sl division took place on an amendment provmsod hv the T rider of tile t :doiir Party that cocoa, which carries a preferential duty nf ffd per nound. should he placed on the free list. This amendment was rei„cted hv MO votes to “7. The House divided on

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i IS ' ; TEA. ! Tile d e ider of the O' nosi* i"ii jir pns--led that lea xh.>•'!•’ h«> ehi. ed 'on O'" free !M. The Prime Alinister dated l|-:,t il,e tea dot v had been impulsed define' Hi' war vie" Goverumcnl ee "led money. The ic-al was even ■ ■ realer tu-dav. The 'ea ilalv predmed (•p)() 000 a vear. and if it was lost Goverimienl wmild have to find money in .01,1,- o'her dire line. Tim duty «is mdy ttd per pound pl'elereillinl. as ' against ltkl per i .mud in Great Britain. [ After a lengthy dehate the am ndmeut was reie' pal hv IL votes to -S. FIRIL j The l.ahoiir A unuidiucut inoncsing that oolted Old preservod tish “lumhl he plana! on the free list was rejected soon after mid-night: and a similar late over-toob tlm efforts of th ■ 1 .'ho o eieinhers to ha-e the duties removed j' i* mi inl’nnf'v hthl hidU cytrn' t ; Tl»n Mnnso julimirniM nt 1 i.m. <• -v riii” - only lliroo n-f ilw» lo con t ’!iii'i»!'>- tin* of t It:' I Drift.

rrrrsm wwmctt wmuu — 8 A\'o tliori*fon* itrnv--1 (I) That Red ion I of tlm said Act be repealed. (•?) That sni'h oilier niter at inns and amendments in the law relating to divorce mav he made as shall i lie conducive tn the preservation ; of the inst il ut ion of marriage, i And yum' Petitioners as in duty hound will ever pray.