PARLIAMENTARY NOTES

Hokitika Guardian, 23 August 1923, Page 1

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES

THE PRICE OF GOLD. The petition of miners asking that additional prices realised by the sale ol gold during the war he refunded to them, has been referred by the Gold fields and A Liners’ Committee to tlie Government for consideration. The same committee, in a special report’, urges the Prime Minister while in London to make' recommendations to the British Government with a view to having relief provided for the' gold miners who sulierod loss owiiJ'X to tlie Lie; that the embargo on gold export was mil lifted until November. PAID. LICENSING BOOKMAKERS. In the House .Mr V. H. Potter asked tlie Prime Minister, -ceing that So.OOci people had petitioned Parliament tor a Select Committee to he -ot up to deal with the licensing of bookmakers, would he set up such a committee this session to deal with the whole que-iion during the recess to report to The House next ses- ion f The Prime ?il ini-tor replied that nothing could he done this session. He did not think anything could he gained by setting up a Select: Cumin it tee.

Mr Potter: We want a Select Com mi! toe to deal with it during tin' re-

cess. so as to report. Mr Massey: 1 hone the lion, member will leave the matter over till next session.