PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1922, Page 1

PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS

INDUSTRIAL PEACE. “The most valuable asset that New Zealand can have in the years to come is industrial peace,” said Air A\'. A. Witch (Wanganui) last evening. “Industrial peace can only he secured by industrial justice. Cutting wages is not going to secure it.” WAlt PENSIONS. Air C. S. Statliam (Dunedin Central) has given notice of his intention to ask the Prime Afinister whether he will this session bring down legislation providing that war pensions shall not lie included in taxable income under the Land and Income Tax Act. MINERS’ PHTHISIS. i Air Af. J. Savage (Auckland A\ r e s t), will ask the Afinister in Charge of the Pensions Department whether lie will have the Miners’ Phthisis Act so amend cd as to provide for the payment of an allowance to guardians of deceased pensioners’ children under the ago of fourteen years. ! GREAT AfF.N. Mr AY. A. Witch (AYanganui) remarked ill tlie House lust nijrht that he regarded the Frime Afinister ns a man of great force of character, hut the obstinate fashion in which lie insisted oil his own will, and only his will, being considered in the House was causing injury to the country. I his was not the day ot great men, hut oi great movements. CAN AYORK NO LONGER. O. K. Holland, of Dunedin, a. returned soldier, has petitioned Parliament for relief. He said he contracted illness while on service, and is now lit to work no longer, hut that the Defence authorities have refused hint a pension. He appeals to Parliament “to see that that injustice is removed.” i SPORTING ATATEItTAI.S. ! Mr T. Al. AYilford (lTutt) proposes to ask the Minister for Customs whether, with the idea of increasing the sale of sporting goods in this country, and thus obtaining more revenue which is urgently needed at the present, he will reduce the duty oil sporting goods ? There are thousands in this country engaged in football, cricket, hockey, temiis, golf, and fishing lie says. The number would ho largely increased if tlie price of materials could he lessened I>v the, reduction of duty. IAIAMGRANTS AND UNEAII’LOYAl ENT. Mr (!. Mitchell ( Wellington South) proposes to move in the House for a return showing the number of immigrants given employment since .January Ist, 1921 in the various Government services .each branch ol the service t oho shown separately; also the number of others not immigrants given emplovment during the- same period. ' A AV (DO AY’S PLIGHT. A Christchurch widow, who has been left with nine children is seeking a compassionate allowance. Owing to eight, of the children having been horn in" Australia, she is not entitled to a widow’s pension in New Zealand. ‘A NATIONAL TRAGEDY.” Mr P. Fraser (AVellington Central) gave an instance of the hardship being suffered by the unemployed, lie said the present position amounted to a national tragedy. Tho Prime Minister said that in Wellington 417 were employed on relief works, and the number was being increased all the lime. AVellington seemed to be particularly bad just now. The Government would do its best. Tie thought more might be done through the local bodies. LAND AGENTS’ FEES. Mr AA'. A. Veitcli (AVanganui) has given notice that he intends to ask tho Government, whether they will at once amend the regulations to provide that land agents’ fees shall he laid to hospital boards as previously?