WORK OF SESSION.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 August 1923, Page 4

WORK OF SESSION.

1 MR MASSKY’S STATEMENT. WKI.I.iNGTON. Aug. Mb I y,. ;ia lira I ion of the more nupurLan: I |ip. v , Li,-:, A,j ,• Mas-ey proposes lo inj d’ dii.-e and p.'--s This session was given in .j [oust: tins alter noon in answer , ; , , ..a -lion !• v l lie I loii -I. A. il nun. Tj Pi iic . M inisiar said il was impo- : , i., c ive aecn rat o mforma lion ‘ wii foot notice. .Naturally, the Finan ,• liiil would come iirsi. ’I lice was | i„. ore {lie House a consolidation m the Land am! Income Tax Act. 'I licre was . I aLo the annual Land and Income 'lax j I’Bi. (p c liiil which was <oiniiig. hut ii' Hi ll he did not propose to pro- , t ~ • hi, session, was I hat dealing with sinking funds, which was very import ; cii . i, woidd he eiivuluied for the inI a’: o oi ne in hers and the public. ! ’p : . r • was a -.mail Tarilf Bill, which the i ... . • ;..| li.ei already In wax of ro- •; . ,i, ( mould lee of Way- and ! ■ n . ala! there was the Racing Bill i h . heading i.i < laming Bill. Mi' ! !•:';. 11 : Do you i ill mid !o pass t. ;; ihi •• s-imi f Mr Ma - -. : Ve.. I intend to give I r • C a a :I l unity of dealing vg h it !c. uue e ef the pi'olui-e made tweivi' mouths ago. Ti:e Prime Minis; .-r added I hat. there was al-o ill!eg is! am re Amendment Bill in which Mr !| If nan was interested. Mr 11 'iiian : Bet ter late than never. Will you pas-, it. M ■ Ma : J flu n t know, but i! i.. t.omiug before thr* House anyhow. ! Mr \ .‘itcli ; Wiil you try lo pass j i Mr M . :Is il ue: rssary to a-k ! a ci'csiioi like that:- I promised dial ! IBill Would l.'f placed before i’ai lia- ! e ; : ais si ".ion :ml I hat promise will j I he kepi. If the Home ehonsse lo pul j | ; wil lioiil interfering u itD [ i .o- ::i m :mii' s | spall not obI j i. Mr lie "an : Win u.l e i cola i c it V.- ,\|. . 'V ; |. i - e.. IMg i.i lore Cabc : -in .i,r.. Ii ha- Inell printed :;'I ■ l.iv . t Ire or two clause.-: •;! i e to go out and new , lies he ills, 'led. Mr iV I: ril: The (Lneinmeni call I oi ii Ido o' .!i if it v. idle.:. ,\i I- ’i.i'.". , : Il l have the cut busiest'i; sup iofh it u sections of the c-pj.' did in ! might out It through. Mi .Ma.sscv added that there were ■ Iso the usual Appropriation 1:11 and i'e.hlh Works St a lenient and F.stiiuate . lo 1.:,' dead w ilh. lion ,1. A. Han n; lla'.e vou a IHH : Air Masse,.•; That will he in the Finance Bill.' Mr Wiilurd: Will there be a "Washing-up" Bill 'r -Mr Massey: Yes. lull. I do not 1 iiink it will he as Pig u-iial. There arc t. re imp riant measure-. I do not say tl.cy use all. and v.ilh a little ap-phr-ation on the pan of tile House 1 j think we can get through. Mr llaunn: Wlia.i ahoiil Hie l.ieeiisin.; Bill d Mr Massey: I do liot propose to go on with the Licensing Bill this -o—i,m. Everybody knows wo could not get it through this session. Evidence i' being taken now. The Bill will he drafted and submitted to Parliament, hut 1 do net see any chance of it being passed. Mr Masters: I did not hear you j mention the Dairy Control Bill. Mr Massey: That goes without say- I ing. The Dairy Produce Bill "ill j again com.' forward, and the honour-j able member will have an opportunity of going into the lolbv for i r against j A refi-reiHe by a member to an in- j rid-nt last year n hen a box contain-I ing papers referring; to the Bill was j tampered with drew a remark from j the Prime Minister that lie hoped no box would he broken in connection with tin- Bill. Somebody ought to have .got six months in connection with what happened last year. A member: Or two years. Mr Massey :-Yes ; (> r two years.