PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 28 June 1923, Page 1

PARLIAMENT

[liy TELEGRAPH —I’Elt PRESS ASSOCIATION AVKU.IXGTOX. dune 27. , IX THE ClH'\( I!.. 1 1 The Legislative Council met at 2.3 ' p.in. .■ I lie Addroxs-iu-Reply Debate was r< sitmed in the Legislative Council tv day. Hon .Melntyre opposed the pelie. , of importing coal, and urged the peopl should encourage local industry. Titer was peace at the mines now. and i looked likely to continue tor some tint, . to come. Hon Snodgrass appealed for supper , the fruit industry, and hoped tin proposals made in thi- direction wotth be favourably considered by the Go vcriimeut. Hon .Moore urged that the .Motliei Country should give greater proi'erenc, to the Dominion.', and suggested that instead of going nt for warships, Xen Zealand should make a contribution annually to the i ust of Singapore naval l-ase. The three speakers supported Air .Massey going to the Imperial Conference with his hands free, to do the best for the Dominion. THE HOUSE. The House met at 7.311 p.m. The debate on the Addross-in-Reply was continued by Air McCombs, übo dead with questions of taxation, and wages, concluding by moving an addition to Air AVilford’s amendment:—“Provided there shall be no reduction of income tax until the salaries and wages of public servants and other workers affected by the Public Expenditure Adjustment Act, 1021. and Industrial Conciliation Arbitration Amendment Act. 1022. have been restored. to make "the equivalent to the pre-war itnndnrd, measured by the purchasing power.” After ;t lengthy and heated debate Lite amendment was defeated by 30 to 30. Subsequently Afr Parry moved a further amendment, that pensions for the blind bo granted, and that old ago pem-’i-’its lie raised i.t at least 23s per week tint! widows’ anti miners’ pensions to at least the amount of the epidemic pensions. The debate was adjourned on the motion of Alt- Sullivan, and the House rose a: 12.5 a.m.