PARLIAMENTARY.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1923, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

[I)Y TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Aug. 28. The House met a*. lI.TO. Replying to Mr Isill Sir 11. Rhodes saiil certain members ol the Cabinet considered the question oi tin* expott

ef timh.-r as part of the Sriic Forestry policy, and it had been dc'-tded to p* rmit an increase in export license--, hut ii i\ as n .1 intended to pontiii unhmit - ed export, and there wa-. no rliamv ol Ibe price of t imher bein'.-; increase: I to lie* people. Moil Xosworihi in the course o| a -Ia11• 111eut -aid il was impo-sihh* to introduce a Fruit Export Bill i'ds session. Inn hr gate an umli-rtakii'.e that a Bill will lie hriuighi down m-xf se—ion. and so far a- Governiueiif wer* con('*'i lied it would he passed. Mr II ml-on said -ueli a iiroTni-e was -oine eomlert. hut imtin-dill- legi-la-tie/i w-is a euitier of life and death 'n mativ fruit growers. Mr Almore prole-ied against what h - t orne-'l a hreai-ii of fait h on t;:«* part o! tin- Gove■riintent. who he -aid. had repeati-dlv promi-e*l tin- Bill would he im reduei'-l tills -i---ioii. Hon Noswortiiv replied that Governluent had done a great deal for the fruit industry and were pi> pared to do mine. Inn l e wa - mu g ling I o in-trotliu-i- a. hill I'-loiv lie had -ecu it. or iniderslood it. The Premier said the read difficulty was that fruit .growers were not unanimous a-, to wlmt the Bill should contain. rwßSOfßasafKMlsuxr. —-vx-ooa